diff --git a/include/net/arp.h b/include/net/arp.h
index f4cf6ce66586..91f0568a04ef 100644
--- a/include/net/arp.h
+++ b/include/net/arp.h
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ extern struct sk_buff *arp_create(int type, int ptype, __be32 dest_ip,
 				  const unsigned char *src_hw,
 				  const unsigned char *target_hw);
 extern void arp_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb);
+int arp_invalidate(struct net_device *dev, __be32 ip);
 
 #endif	/* _ARP_H */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index a2fc7b961dbc..04c8b69fd426 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -1143,6 +1143,23 @@ static int arp_req_get(struct arpreq *r, struct net_device *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int arp_invalidate(struct net_device *dev, __be32 ip)
+{
+	struct neighbour *neigh = neigh_lookup(&arp_tbl, &ip, dev);
+	int err = -ENXIO;
+
+	if (neigh) {
+		if (neigh->nud_state & ~NUD_NOARP)
+			err = neigh_update(neigh, NULL, NUD_FAILED,
+					   NEIGH_UPDATE_F_OVERRIDE|
+					   NEIGH_UPDATE_F_ADMIN);
+		neigh_release(neigh);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(arp_invalidate);
+
 static int arp_req_delete_public(struct net *net, struct arpreq *r,
 		struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1163,7 +1180,6 @@ static int arp_req_delete(struct net *net, struct arpreq *r,
 {
 	int err;
 	__be32 ip;
-	struct neighbour *neigh;
 
 	if (r->arp_flags & ATF_PUBL)
 		return arp_req_delete_public(net, r, dev);
@@ -1181,16 +1197,7 @@ static int arp_req_delete(struct net *net, struct arpreq *r,
 		if (!dev)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	err = -ENXIO;
-	neigh = neigh_lookup(&arp_tbl, &ip, dev);
-	if (neigh) {
-		if (neigh->nud_state & ~NUD_NOARP)
-			err = neigh_update(neigh, NULL, NUD_FAILED,
-					   NEIGH_UPDATE_F_OVERRIDE|
-					   NEIGH_UPDATE_F_ADMIN);
-		neigh_release(neigh);
-	}
-	return err;
+	return arp_invalidate(dev, ip);
 }
 
 /*