diff --git a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
index fa91bd71b..b2fd84e72 100644
--- a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
@@ -2531,6 +2531,15 @@ exit:
     return;
 }
 
+void RoutingManager::PdPrefixManager::Stop(void)
+{
+    VerifyOrExit(mState != kDhcp6PdStateDisabled);
+    SetState(kDhcp6PdStateStopped);
+
+exit:
+    return;
+}
+
 void RoutingManager::PdPrefixManager::Evaluate(void)
 {
     VerifyOrExit(mState != kDhcp6PdStateDisabled);
diff --git a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
index fb437077f..b802f244a 100644
--- a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ private:
 
         void               SetEnabled(bool aEnabled);
         void               Start(void) { Evaluate(); }
-        void               Stop(void) { Evaluate(); }
+        void               Stop(void);
         bool               HasPrefix(void) const { return !mPrefix.IsEmpty(); }
         bool               HasConflict(void) const { return mOnLinkPrefixConflict || mRoutePrefixConflict; }
         const Ip6::Prefix &GetPrefix(void) const { return mPrefix.GetPrefix(); }