diff --git a/src/conf/domain_event.c b/src/conf/domain_event.c
index f0380d3bb6..688bf6c517 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_event.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_event.c
@@ -572,11 +572,19 @@ virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventNewFromDef(virDomainDefPtr def, int type, int de
     return virDomainEventNew(def->id, def->name, def->uuid, type, detail);
 }
 
+virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventRebootNew(int id, const char *name,
+                                          const unsigned char *uuid)
+{
+    return virDomainEventNewInternal(VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_REBOOT,
+                                     id, name, uuid);
+}
+
 virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventRebootNewFromDom(virDomainPtr dom)
 {
     return virDomainEventNewInternal(VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_REBOOT,
                                      dom->id, dom->name, dom->uuid);
 }
+
 virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventRebootNewFromObj(virDomainObjPtr obj)
 {
     return virDomainEventNewInternal(VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_REBOOT,
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_event.h b/src/conf/domain_event.h
index e28293dab1..c03a159c0b 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_event.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_event.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventNewFromDom(virDomainPtr dom, int type, int detai
 virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventNewFromObj(virDomainObjPtr obj, int type, int detail);
 virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventNewFromDef(virDomainDefPtr def, int type, int detail);
 
+virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventRebootNew(int id, const char *name, const unsigned char *uuid);
 virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventRebootNewFromDom(virDomainPtr dom);
 virDomainEventPtr virDomainEventRebootNewFromObj(virDomainObjPtr obj);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index cb67861a36..3d53287814 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ virDomainEventQueuePop;
 virDomainEventQueuePush;
 virDomainEventRTCChangeNewFromDom;
 virDomainEventRTCChangeNewFromObj;
+virDomainEventRebootNew;
 virDomainEventRebootNewFromDom;
 virDomainEventRebootNewFromObj;
 virDomainEventWatchdogNewFromDom;