diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index b165b42103..e5599bc89c 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <isc/buffer.h>
 #include <isc/log.h>
 #include <isc/mem.h>
+#include <isc/netmgr.h>
 #include <isc/parseint.h>
 #include <isc/region.h>
 #include <isc/result.h>
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index db46a0b305..949460e9df 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <isc/httpd.h>
 #include <isc/lex.h>
 #include <isc/meminfo.h>
+#include <isc/netmgr.h>
 #include <isc/nonce.h>
 #include <isc/parseint.h>
 #include <isc/portset.h>
diff --git a/lib/isc/include/isc/netmgr.h b/lib/isc/include/isc/netmgr.h
index 3f0e080b0f..0ae582a0b5 100644
--- a/lib/isc/include/isc/netmgr.h
+++ b/lib/isc/include/isc/netmgr.h
@@ -13,12 +13,21 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #include <isc/mem.h>
 #include <isc/region.h>
 #include <isc/result.h>
 #include <isc/tls.h>
 #include <isc/types.h>
 
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#if defined(SO_REUSEPORT_LB) || (defined(SO_REUSEPORT) && defined(__linux__))
+#define HAVE_SO_REUSEPORT_LB 1
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Replacement for isc_sockettype_t provided by socket.h.
  */
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
index ccc1bc3fdd..5ff067a425 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ STATIC_ASSERT(ISC_NETMGR_TCP_RECVBUF_SIZE <= ISC_NETMGR_RECVBUF_SIZE,
  */
 #define NM_MAXSEG (1280 - 20 - 40)
 
-#if defined(SO_REUSEPORT_LB) || (defined(SO_REUSEPORT) && defined(__linux__))
-#define HAVE_SO_REUSEPORT_LB 1
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Define NETMGR_TRACE to activate tracing of handles and sockets.
  * This will impair performance but enables us to quickly determine,
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
index 07cf586422..c52094350f 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
@@ -578,6 +578,13 @@ isc_nm_setnetbuffers(isc_nm_t *mgr, int32_t recv_tcp, int32_t send_tcp,
 	atomic_store(&mgr->send_udp_buffer_size, send_udp);
 }
 
+bool
+isc_nm_getloadbalancesockets(isc_nm_t *mgr) {
+	REQUIRE(VALID_NM(mgr));
+
+	return (mgr->load_balance_sockets);
+}
+
 void
 isc_nm_setloadbalancesockets(isc_nm_t *mgr, bool enabled) {
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NM(mgr));