diff --git a/include/haproxy/xprt_quic.h b/include/haproxy/xprt_quic.h
index 2c98ed602..dc90f3d20 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/xprt_quic.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/xprt_quic.h
@@ -179,49 +179,6 @@ static inline void quic_pin_cid_to_tid(unsigned char *cid, int target_tid)
 	cid[0] = cid[0] - (cid[0] % global.nbthread) + target_tid;
 }
 
-/* Allocate a new CID with <seq_num> as sequence number and attach it to <root>
- * ebtree.
- *
- * The CID is randomly generated in part with the result altered to be
- * associated with the current thread ID. This means this function must only
- * be called by the quic_conn thread.
- *
- * Returns the new CID if succeeded, NULL if not.
- */
-static inline struct quic_connection_id *new_quic_cid(struct eb_root *root,
-                                                      struct quic_conn *qc,
-                                                      int seq_num)
-{
-	struct quic_connection_id *cid;
-
-	cid = pool_alloc(pool_head_quic_connection_id);
-	if (!cid)
-		return NULL;
-
-	cid->cid.len = QUIC_HAP_CID_LEN;
-	if (RAND_bytes(cid->cid.data, cid->cid.len) != 1 ||
-	    RAND_bytes(cid->stateless_reset_token,
-	               sizeof cid->stateless_reset_token) != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Could not generate %d random bytes\n", cid->cid.len);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	quic_pin_cid_to_tid(cid->cid.data, tid);
-
-	cid->qc = qc;
-
-	cid->seq_num.key = seq_num;
-	cid->retire_prior_to = 0;
-	/* insert the allocated CID in the quic_conn tree */
-	eb64_insert(root, &cid->seq_num);
-
-	return cid;
-
- err:
-	pool_free(pool_head_quic_connection_id, cid);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /* The maximum size of a variable-length QUIC integer encoded with 1 byte */
 #define QUIC_VARINT_1_BYTE_MAX       ((1UL <<  6) - 1)
 /* The maximum size of a variable-length QUIC integer encoded with 2 bytes */
diff --git a/src/xprt_quic.c b/src/xprt_quic.c
index 66c3555a4..0d598ce46 100644
--- a/src/xprt_quic.c
+++ b/src/xprt_quic.c
@@ -3262,6 +3262,49 @@ int qc_send_ppkts(struct qring *qr, struct ssl_sock_ctx *ctx)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* Allocate a new CID with <seq_num> as sequence number and attach it to <root>
+ * ebtree.
+ *
+ * The CID is randomly generated in part with the result altered to be
+ * associated with the current thread ID. This means this function must only
+ * be called by the quic_conn thread.
+ *
+ * Returns the new CID if succeeded, NULL if not.
+ */
+static struct quic_connection_id *new_quic_cid(struct eb_root *root,
+                                               struct quic_conn *qc,
+                                               int seq_num)
+{
+	struct quic_connection_id *cid;
+
+	cid = pool_alloc(pool_head_quic_connection_id);
+	if (!cid)
+		return NULL;
+
+	cid->cid.len = QUIC_HAP_CID_LEN;
+	if (RAND_bytes(cid->cid.data, cid->cid.len) != 1 ||
+	    RAND_bytes(cid->stateless_reset_token,
+	               sizeof cid->stateless_reset_token) != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not generate %d random bytes\n", cid->cid.len);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	quic_pin_cid_to_tid(cid->cid.data, tid);
+
+	cid->qc = qc;
+
+	cid->seq_num.key = seq_num;
+	cid->retire_prior_to = 0;
+	/* insert the allocated CID in the quic_conn tree */
+	eb64_insert(root, &cid->seq_num);
+
+	return cid;
+
+ err:
+	pool_free(pool_head_quic_connection_id, cid);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Build all the frames which must be sent just after the handshake have succeeded.
  * This is essentially NEW_CONNECTION_ID frames. A QUIC server must also send
  * a HANDSHAKE_DONE frame.