diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c
index 54f2f609..bb7ffce7 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int dlenv_register_as_foreign_device(void)
 /**
  * Datalink network port object settings
  */
-static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
+void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 {
     const uint32_t instance = 1;
     BACNET_IP_ADDRESS addr = { 0 };
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 /**
  * Datalink network port object settings
  */
-static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
+void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 {
     uint32_t instance = 1;
     uint8_t mac[1] = { 0 };
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 /**
  * Datalink network port object settings
  */
-static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
+void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 {
     uint32_t instance = 1;
     uint8_t prefix = 0;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 /**
  * Datalink network port object settings
  */
-static void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
+void dlenv_network_port_init(void)
 {
     /* do nothing */
 }
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h
index 9f9e1e2f..4b78275c 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ extern "C" {
     int dlenv_register_as_foreign_device(
         void);
 
+    BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+    void dlenv_network_port_init(
+        void);
+
     BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
     void dlenv_maintenance_timer(
         uint16_t elapsed_seconds);