diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cdc5948..648c7bc 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BATCTL_BISECT),y)
 OBJ += $(OBJ_BISECT)
 endif
 OBJ += claimtable.o
+OBJ += dat_cache.o
 OBJ += debugfs.o
 OBJ += debug.o
 OBJ += functions.o
diff --git a/dat_cache.c b/dat_cache.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39f8f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dat_cache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2009-2018  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA
+ *
+ * License-Filename: LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/genl/genl.h>
+#include <netlink/genl/ctrl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+#include "batadv_packet.h"
+#include "batman_adv.h"
+#include "bat-hosts.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "functions.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "netlink.h"
+
+static const int dat_cache_mandatory[] = {
+	BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_IP4ADDRESS,
+	BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_HWADDRESS,
+	BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_VID,
+	BATADV_ATTR_LAST_SEEN_MSECS,
+};
+
+static int dat_cache_callback(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
+{
+	int last_seen_msecs, last_seen_secs, last_seen_mins;
+	struct nlattr *attrs[BATADV_ATTR_MAX+1];
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
+	struct print_opts *opts = arg;
+	struct bat_host *bat_host;
+	struct genlmsghdr *ghdr;
+	struct in_addr in_addr;
+	uint8_t *hwaddr;
+	int16_t vid;
+	char *addr;
+
+	if (!genlmsg_valid_hdr(nlh, 0)) {
+		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	ghdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+
+	if (ghdr->cmd != BATADV_CMD_GET_DAT_CACHE)
+		return NL_OK;
+
+	if (nla_parse(attrs, BATADV_ATTR_MAX, genlmsg_attrdata(ghdr, 0),
+		      genlmsg_len(ghdr), batadv_netlink_policy)) {
+		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (missing_mandatory_attrs(attrs, dat_cache_mandatory,
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(dat_cache_mandatory))) {
+		fputs("Missing attributes from kernel\n", stderr);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	in_addr.s_addr = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_IP4ADDRESS]);
+	addr = inet_ntoa(in_addr);
+	hwaddr = nla_data(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_HWADDRESS]);
+	vid = nla_get_u16(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_VID]);
+
+	last_seen_msecs = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_LAST_SEEN_MSECS]);
+	last_seen_mins = last_seen_msecs / 60000;
+	last_seen_msecs = last_seen_msecs % 60000;
+	last_seen_secs = last_seen_msecs / 1000;
+
+	if (opts->read_opt & MULTICAST_ONLY && !(addr[0] & 0x01))
+		return NL_OK;
+
+	if (opts->read_opt & UNICAST_ONLY && (addr[0] & 0x01))
+		return NL_OK;
+
+	printf(" * %15s ", addr);
+
+	bat_host = bat_hosts_find_by_mac((char *)hwaddr);
+	if (!(opts->read_opt & USE_BAT_HOSTS) || !bat_host)
+		printf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x ",
+		       hwaddr[0], hwaddr[1], hwaddr[2],
+		       hwaddr[3], hwaddr[4], hwaddr[5]);
+	else
+		printf("%17s ", bat_host->name);
+
+	printf("%4i %6i:%02i\n",
+	       BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid), last_seen_mins, last_seen_secs);
+
+	return NL_OK;
+}
+
+static int netlink_print_dat_cache(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface,
+				   int read_opts, float orig_timeout,
+				   float watch_interval)
+{
+	char *header;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = asprintf(&header, "Distributed ARP Table (%s):\n%s\n",
+		       mesh_iface,
+		       "          IPv4             MAC        VID   last-seen");
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = netlink_print_common(mesh_iface, orig_iface, read_opts,
+				   orig_timeout, watch_interval, header,
+				   BATADV_CMD_GET_DAT_CACHE,
+				   dat_cache_callback);
+
+	free(header);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_dat_cache = {
+	.debugfs_name = DEBUG_DAT_CACHE,
+	.header_lines = 2,
+	.netlink_fn = netlink_print_dat_cache,
+};
+
+COMMAND_NAMED(DEBUGTABLE, dat_cache, "dc", handle_debug_table,
+	      COMMAND_FLAG_MESH_IFACE, &batctl_debug_table_dat_cache, "");
diff --git a/debug.c b/debug.c
index c8a2845..29c8252 100644
--- a/debug.c
+++ b/debug.c
@@ -251,15 +251,6 @@ static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_transglobal = {
 COMMAND_NAMED(DEBUGTABLE, transglobal, "tg", handle_debug_table,
 	      COMMAND_FLAG_MESH_IFACE, &batctl_debug_table_transglobal, "");
 
-static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_dat_cache = {
-	.debugfs_name = DEBUG_DAT_CACHE,
-	.header_lines = 2,
-	.netlink_fn = netlink_print_dat_cache,
-};
-
-COMMAND_NAMED(DEBUGTABLE, dat_cache, "dc", handle_debug_table,
-	      COMMAND_FLAG_MESH_IFACE, &batctl_debug_table_dat_cache, "");
-
 static struct debug_table_data batctl_debug_table_nc_nodes = {
 	.debugfs_name = DEBUG_NC_NODES,
 	.header_lines = 0,
diff --git a/netlink.c b/netlink.c
index 4d3c6f8..42fe4a0 100644
--- a/netlink.c
+++ b/netlink.c
@@ -964,80 +964,6 @@ static int gateways_callback(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 	return NL_OK;
 }
 
-static const int dat_cache_mandatory[] = {
-	BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_IP4ADDRESS,
-	BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_HWADDRESS,
-	BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_VID,
-	BATADV_ATTR_LAST_SEEN_MSECS,
-};
-
-static int dat_cache_callback(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
-{
-	int last_seen_msecs, last_seen_secs, last_seen_mins;
-	struct nlattr *attrs[BATADV_ATTR_MAX+1];
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
-	struct print_opts *opts = arg;
-	struct bat_host *bat_host;
-	struct genlmsghdr *ghdr;
-	struct in_addr in_addr;
-	uint8_t *hwaddr;
-	int16_t vid;
-	char *addr;
-
-	if (!genlmsg_valid_hdr(nlh, 0)) {
-		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	ghdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
-
-	if (ghdr->cmd != BATADV_CMD_GET_DAT_CACHE)
-		return NL_OK;
-
-	if (nla_parse(attrs, BATADV_ATTR_MAX, genlmsg_attrdata(ghdr, 0),
-		      genlmsg_len(ghdr), batadv_netlink_policy)) {
-		fputs("Received invalid data from kernel.\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if (missing_mandatory_attrs(attrs, dat_cache_mandatory,
-				    ARRAY_SIZE(dat_cache_mandatory))) {
-		fputs("Missing attributes from kernel\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	in_addr.s_addr = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_IP4ADDRESS]);
-	addr = inet_ntoa(in_addr);
-	hwaddr = nla_data(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_HWADDRESS]);
-	vid = nla_get_u16(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_VID]);
-
-	last_seen_msecs = nla_get_u32(attrs[BATADV_ATTR_LAST_SEEN_MSECS]);
-	last_seen_mins = last_seen_msecs / 60000;
-	last_seen_msecs = last_seen_msecs % 60000;
-	last_seen_secs = last_seen_msecs / 1000;
-
-	if (opts->read_opt & MULTICAST_ONLY && !(addr[0] & 0x01))
-		return NL_OK;
-
-	if (opts->read_opt & UNICAST_ONLY && (addr[0] & 0x01))
-		return NL_OK;
-
-	printf(" * %15s ", addr);
-
-	bat_host = bat_hosts_find_by_mac((char *)hwaddr);
-	if (!(opts->read_opt & USE_BAT_HOSTS) || !bat_host)
-		printf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x ",
-		       hwaddr[0], hwaddr[1], hwaddr[2],
-		       hwaddr[3], hwaddr[4], hwaddr[5]);
-	else
-		printf("%17s ", bat_host->name);
-
-	printf("%4i %6i:%02i\n",
-	       BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid), last_seen_mins, last_seen_secs);
-
-	return NL_OK;
-}
-
 static const int mcast_flags_mandatory[] = {
 	BATADV_ATTR_ORIG_ADDRESS,
 };
@@ -1315,28 +1241,6 @@ int netlink_print_gateways(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opts,
 				    gateways_callback);
 }
 
-int netlink_print_dat_cache(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opts,
-			    float orig_timeout, float watch_interval)
-{
-	char *header;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = asprintf(&header, "Distributed ARP Table (%s):\n%s\n",
-		       mesh_iface,
-		       "          IPv4             MAC        VID   last-seen");
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = netlink_print_common(mesh_iface, orig_iface, read_opts,
-				   orig_timeout, watch_interval, header,
-				   BATADV_CMD_GET_DAT_CACHE,
-				   dat_cache_callback);
-
-	free(header);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 int netlink_print_mcast_flags(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opts,
 			      float orig_timeout, float watch_interval)
 {
diff --git a/netlink.h b/netlink.h
index 514dfa3..7549838 100644
--- a/netlink.h
+++ b/netlink.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ int netlink_print_translocal(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
 			     float orig_timeout, float watch_interval);
 int netlink_print_gateways(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
 			   float orig_timeout, float watch_interval);
-int netlink_print_dat_cache(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
-			    float orig_timeout, float watch_interval);
 int netlink_print_mcast_flags(char *mesh_iface, char *orig_iface, int read_opt,
 			      float orig_timeout, float watch_interval);
 
