diff --git a/vm-virtio/src/vsock/mod.rs b/vm-virtio/src/vsock/mod.rs
index a3873b6ba..41e7a30ad 100644
--- a/vm-virtio/src/vsock/mod.rs
+++ b/vm-virtio/src/vsock/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub use self::device::Vsock;
 pub use self::unix::VsockUnixBackend;
 pub use self::unix::VsockUnixError;
 
-use packet::VsockPacket;
+pub use packet::VsockPacket;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 
 mod defs {