diff --git a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_codec.h b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_codec.h
index 97e6b8d..994d770 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_codec.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_codec.h
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
 int mgcp_codec_pt_translate(struct mgcp_conn_rtp *conn_src, struct mgcp_conn_rtp *conn_dst, int payload_type);
 const struct mgcp_rtp_codec *mgcp_codec_pt_find_by_subtype_name(struct mgcp_conn_rtp *conn,
 								const char *subtype_name, unsigned int match_nr);
+bool mgcp_codec_amr_align_mode_is_indicated(const struct mgcp_rtp_codec *codec);
 bool mgcp_codec_amr_is_octet_aligned(const struct mgcp_rtp_codec *codec);
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_codec.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_codec.c
index 38aa0a7..1a8d26a 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_codec.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_codec.c
@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+/* Check if the codec has a specific AMR mode (octet-aligned or bandwith-efficient) set. */
+bool mgcp_codec_amr_align_mode_is_indicated(const struct mgcp_rtp_codec *codec)
+{
+	if (codec->param_present == false)
+		return false;
+	if (!codec->param.amr_octet_aligned_present)
+		return false;
+	if (strcmp(codec->subtype_name, "AMR") != 0)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* Return true if octet-aligned is set in the given codec. Default to octet-aligned=0, i.e. bandwidth-efficient mode.
  * See RFC4867 "RTP Payload Format for AMR and AMR-WB" sections "8.1. AMR Media Type Registration" and "8.2. AMR-WB
  * Media Type Registration":
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
index 55f49c4..26f3475 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_network.c
@@ -769,20 +769,6 @@
 	return msgb_trim(msg, rc + sizeof(struct rtp_hdr));
 }
 
-/* Check if a conversion between octet-aligned and bandwith-efficient mode is
- * indicated. */
-static bool amr_oa_bwe_convert_indicated(struct mgcp_rtp_codec *codec)
-{
-	if (codec->param_present == false)
-		return false;
-	if (!codec->param.amr_octet_aligned_present)
-		return false;
-	if (strcmp(codec->subtype_name, "AMR") != 0)
-		return false;
-	return true;
-}
-
-
 /* Return whether an RTP packet with AMR payload is in octet-aligned mode.
  * Return 0 if in bandwidth-efficient mode, 1 for octet-aligned mode, and negative if the RTP data is invalid. */
 static int amr_oa_check(char *data, int len)
@@ -1221,7 +1207,7 @@
 
 			if (mgcp_conn_rtp_is_iuup(conn_dst) || mgcp_conn_rtp_is_iuup(conn_src)) {
 				/* the iuup code will correctly transform to the correct AMR mode */
-			} else if (amr_oa_bwe_convert_indicated(conn_dst->end.codec)) {
+			} else if (mgcp_codec_amr_align_mode_is_indicated(conn_dst->end.codec)) {
 				rc = amr_oa_bwe_convert(endp, msg,
 							conn_dst->end.codec->param.amr_octet_aligned);
 				if (rc < 0) {
@@ -1535,7 +1521,7 @@
 	 * defined, then we check if the incoming payload matches that
 	 * expectation. */
 	if (mc->proto == MGCP_PROTO_RTP &&
-	    amr_oa_bwe_convert_indicated(conn_src->end.codec)) {
+	    mgcp_codec_amr_align_mode_is_indicated(conn_src->end.codec)) {
 		int oa = amr_oa_check((char*)msgb_data(msg), msgb_length(msg));
 		if (oa < 0)
 			return -1;