diff --git a/compat/sdp.c b/compat/sdp.c
index f384844..9ad8333 100644
--- a/compat/sdp.c
+++ b/compat/sdp.c
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@
 static sdp_record_t *record = NULL;
 static sdp_session_t *session = NULL;
 
-static void add_lang_attr(sdp_record_t *r)
-{
-	sdp_lang_attr_t base_lang;
-	sdp_list_t *langs = 0;
-
-	/* UTF-8 MIBenum (http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets) */
-	base_lang.code_ISO639 = (0x65 << 8) | 0x6e;
-	base_lang.encoding = 106;
-	base_lang.base_offset = SDP_PRIMARY_LANG_BASE;
-	langs = sdp_list_append(0, &base_lang);
-	sdp_set_lang_attr(r, langs);
-	sdp_list_free(langs, 0);
-}
-
 static void epox_endian_quirk(unsigned char *data, int size)
 {
 	/* USAGE_PAGE (Keyboard)	05 07
@@ -448,7 +434,7 @@ int bnep_sdp_register(bdaddr_t *device, uint16_t role)
 	aproto = sdp_list_append(NULL, apseq);
 	sdp_set_access_protos(record, aproto);
 
-	add_lang_attr(record);
+	sdp_add_lang_attr(record);
 
 	sdp_list_free(proto[0], NULL);
 	sdp_list_free(proto[1], NULL);
diff --git a/lib/sdp.c b/lib/sdp.c
index 97c0a08..e12bace 100644
--- a/lib/sdp.c
+++ b/lib/sdp.c
@@ -4794,3 +4794,16 @@ fail:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void sdp_add_lang_attr(sdp_record_t *rec)
+{
+	sdp_lang_attr_t base_lang;
+	sdp_list_t *langs;
+
+	base_lang.code_ISO639 = (0x65 << 8) | 0x6e;
+	base_lang.encoding = 106;
+	base_lang.base_offset = SDP_PRIMARY_LANG_BASE;
+
+	langs = sdp_list_append(0, &base_lang);
+	sdp_set_lang_attr(rec, langs);
+	sdp_list_free(langs, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/lib/sdp_lib.h b/lib/sdp_lib.h
index 433e9ef..6e1eb91 100644
--- a/lib/sdp_lib.h
+++ b/lib/sdp_lib.h
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ void sdp_pattern_add_uuidseq(sdp_record_t *rec, sdp_list_t *seq);
 
 int sdp_send_req_w4_rsp(sdp_session_t *session, uint8_t *req, uint8_t *rsp, uint32_t reqsize, uint32_t *rspsize);
 
+void sdp_add_lang_attr(sdp_record_t *rec);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/network/server.c b/network/server.c
index 67d81e3..987cfca 100644
--- a/network/server.c
+++ b/network/server.c
@@ -110,20 +110,6 @@ static struct network_server *find_server(GSList *list, uint16_t id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void add_lang_attr(sdp_record_t *r)
-{
-	sdp_lang_attr_t base_lang;
-	sdp_list_t *langs = 0;
-
-	/* UTF-8 MIBenum (http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets) */
-	base_lang.code_ISO639 = (0x65 << 8) | 0x6e;
-	base_lang.encoding = 106;
-	base_lang.base_offset = SDP_PRIMARY_LANG_BASE;
-	langs = sdp_list_append(0, &base_lang);
-	sdp_set_lang_attr(r, langs);
-	sdp_list_free(langs, 0);
-}
-
 static sdp_record_t *server_record_new(const char *name, uint16_t id)
 {
 	sdp_list_t *svclass, *pfseq, *apseq, *root, *aproto;
@@ -232,7 +218,7 @@ static sdp_record_t *server_record_new(const char *name, uint16_t id)
 	aproto = sdp_list_append(NULL, apseq);
 	sdp_set_access_protos(record, aproto);
 
-	add_lang_attr(record);
+	sdp_add_lang_attr(record);
 
 	sdp_attr_add_new(record, SDP_ATTR_SECURITY_DESC,
 				SDP_UINT16, &security_desc);
diff --git a/serial/proxy.c b/serial/proxy.c
index 736f690..ea5c29f 100644
--- a/serial/proxy.c
+++ b/serial/proxy.c
@@ -130,20 +130,6 @@ static void proxy_free(struct serial_proxy *prx)
 	g_free(prx);
 }
 
-static void add_lang_attr(sdp_record_t *r)
-{
-	sdp_lang_attr_t base_lang;
-	sdp_list_t *langs = 0;
-
-	/* UTF-8 MIBenum (http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets) */
-	base_lang.code_ISO639 = (0x65 << 8) | 0x6e;
-	base_lang.encoding = 106;
-	base_lang.base_offset = SDP_PRIMARY_LANG_BASE;
-	langs = sdp_list_append(0, &base_lang);
-	sdp_set_lang_attr(r, langs);
-	sdp_list_free(langs, 0);
-}
-
 static sdp_record_t *proxy_record_new(const char *uuid128, uint8_t channel)
 {
 	sdp_list_t *apseq, *aproto, *profiles, *proto[2], *root, *svclass_id;
@@ -186,7 +172,7 @@ static sdp_record_t *proxy_record_new(const char *uuid128, uint8_t channel)
 	aproto = sdp_list_append(NULL, apseq);
 	sdp_set_access_protos(record, aproto);
 
-	add_lang_attr(record);
+	sdp_add_lang_attr(record);
 
 	sdp_set_info_attr(record, "Serial Proxy", NULL, "Serial Proxy");
 
diff --git a/tools/sdptool.c b/tools/sdptool.c
index 1a89245..db9ac0d 100644
--- a/tools/sdptool.c
+++ b/tools/sdptool.c
@@ -1148,20 +1148,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint8_t network;
 } svc_info_t;
 
-static void add_lang_attr(sdp_record_t *r)
-{
-	sdp_lang_attr_t base_lang;
-	sdp_list_t *langs = 0;
-
-	/* UTF-8 MIBenum (http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets) */
-	base_lang.code_ISO639 = (0x65 << 8) | 0x6e;
-	base_lang.encoding = 106;
-	base_lang.base_offset = SDP_PRIMARY_LANG_BASE;
-	langs = sdp_list_append(0, &base_lang);
-	sdp_set_lang_attr(r, langs);
-	sdp_list_free(langs, 0);
-}
-
 static int add_sp(sdp_session_t *session, svc_info_t *si)
 {
 	sdp_list_t *svclass_id, *apseq, *proto[2], *profiles, *root, *aproto;
@@ -1203,7 +1189,7 @@ static int add_sp(sdp_session_t *session, svc_info_t *si)
 	aproto = sdp_list_append(0, apseq);
 	sdp_set_access_protos(&record, aproto);
 
-	add_lang_attr(&record);
+	sdp_add_lang_attr(&record);
 
 	sdp_set_info_attr(&record, "Serial Port", "BlueZ", "COM Port");
 
@@ -2312,7 +2298,7 @@ static int add_hid_keyb(sdp_session_t *session, svc_info_t *si)
 	root = sdp_list_append(0, &root_uuid);
 	sdp_set_browse_groups(&record, root);
 
-	add_lang_attr(&record);
+	sdp_add_lang_attr(&record);
 
 	sdp_uuid16_create(&hidkb_uuid, HID_SVCLASS_ID);
 	svclass_id = sdp_list_append(0, &hidkb_uuid);
@@ -2490,7 +2476,7 @@ static int add_hid_wiimote(sdp_session_t *session, svc_info_t *si)
 	aproto = sdp_list_append(0, apseq);
 	sdp_set_add_access_protos(&record, aproto);
 
-	add_lang_attr(&record);
+	sdp_add_lang_attr(&record);
 
 	sdp_set_info_attr(&record, "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01",
 					"Nintendo", "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01");