diff --git a/scripts/check-aclrules.py b/scripts/check-aclrules.py
index 2335e8cfdd..ed6805058b 100755
--- a/scripts/check-aclrules.py
+++ b/scripts/check-aclrules.py
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ implpermitted = {
     "vzDomainMigrateConfirm3Params": True,
 }
 
+aclFuncHelpers = {
+    "virDomainDriverNodeDeviceDetachFlags": True,
+    "virDomainDriverNodeDeviceReset": True,
+    "virDomainDriverNodeDeviceReAttach": True,
+}
+
+aclFuncHelperFile = "domain_driver.c"
+
 lastfile = None
 
 
@@ -136,8 +144,14 @@ def process_file(filename):
     maybefunc = None
     intable = False
     table = None
+    aclHelperFileCheck = False
+
+    acls = aclFuncHelpers
+
+    if aclFuncHelperFile in filename:
+        acls = {}
+        aclHelperFileCheck = True
 
-    acls = {}
     aclfilters = {}
     errs = False
     with open(filename, "r") as fh:
@@ -262,6 +276,15 @@ def process_file(filename):
             if "}" in line:
                 brace = brace - 1
 
+    if aclHelperFileCheck:
+        for helper in aclFuncHelpers:
+            if helper not in acls:
+                print(("%s:%d Missing ACL check in helper function '%s'") %
+                      (filename, lineno, helper),
+                      file=sys.stderr)
+
+                errs = True
+
     return errs
 
 
diff --git a/src/hypervisor/meson.build b/src/hypervisor/meson.build
index 32d5ab365f..70801c0820 100644
--- a/src/hypervisor/meson.build
+++ b/src/hypervisor/meson.build
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ hypervisor_sources = [
   'virhostdev.c',
 ]
 
+stateful_driver_source_files += files(hypervisor_sources)
+
 hypervisor_lib = static_library(
   'virt_hypervisor',
   [