diff --git a/src/confd/src/interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/interfaces.c
index 2aaf0538..9f7be99a 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/interfaces.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const char *get_chassis_addr(void)
 	return json_string_value(addr);
 }
 
-static int get_phys_addr(struct lyd_node *cif, char *mac)
+int interface_get_phys_addr(struct lyd_node *cif, char *mac)
 {
 	struct lyd_node *cpa, *chassis;
 	const char *base, *offs;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int link_gen_address(struct lyd_node *cif, FILE *ip)
 	char mac[18];
 	int err;
 
-	err = get_phys_addr(cif, mac);
+	err = interface_get_phys_addr(cif, mac);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int netdag_gen_link_addr(FILE *ip, struct lyd_node *cif, struct lyd_node
 	if (!lydx_get_child(dif, "custom-phys-address"))
 		return 0;
 
-	err = get_phys_addr(cif, mac);
+	err = interface_get_phys_addr(cif, mac);
 	if (err)
 		return (err == -ENODATA) ? 0 : err;
 
diff --git a/src/confd/src/interfaces.h b/src/confd/src/interfaces.h
index 71d2ef1b..c26010c1 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/interfaces.h
+++ b/src/confd/src/interfaces.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int netdag_gen_ethtool(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *cif, struct lyd_node
 
 /* interfaces.c */
 const char *get_chassis_addr(void);
+int interface_get_phys_addr(struct lyd_node *cif, char *mac);
 int link_gen_address(struct lyd_node *cif, FILE *ip);
 int interfaces_get_all_l3(const struct lyd_node *tree, char ***ifaces);