diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
index d3c3618281..43a08f27d8 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
@@ -2433,6 +2433,60 @@ virNodeDeviceDeleteVport(virConnectPtr conn,
 }
 
 
+int
+virNodeDeviceUpdateCaps(virNodeDeviceDefPtr def)
+{
+    virNodeDevCapsDefPtr cap = def->caps;
+
+    while (cap) {
+        switch (cap->data.type) {
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_HOST:
+            virNodeDeviceGetSCSIHostCaps(&cap->data.scsi_host);
+            break;
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET:
+            virNodeDeviceGetSCSITargetCaps(def->sysfs_path,
+                                           &cap->data.scsi_target);
+            break;
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_NET:
+            if (virNetDevGetLinkInfo(cap->data.net.ifname,
+                                     &cap->data.net.lnk) < 0)
+                return -1;
+            virBitmapFree(cap->data.net.features);
+            if (virNetDevGetFeatures(cap->data.net.ifname,
+                                     &cap->data.net.features) < 0)
+                return -1;
+            break;
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_PCI_DEV:
+            if (virNodeDeviceGetPCIDynamicCaps(def->sysfs_path,
+                                               &cap->data.pci_dev) < 0)
+                return -1;
+            break;
+
+            /* all types that (supposedly) don't require any updates
+             * relative to what's in the cache.
+             */
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_DRM:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SYSTEM:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_USB_DEV:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_USB_INTERFACE:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_STORAGE:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FC_HOST:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_VPORTS:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_GENERIC:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_MDEV_TYPES:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_MDEV:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_CCW_DEV:
+        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_LAST:
+            break;
+        }
+        cap = cap->next;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 #ifdef __linux__
 
 int
diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
index 4e3154875e..7e32f5c050 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
@@ -400,4 +400,7 @@ virNodeDeviceGetSCSITargetCaps(const char *sysfsPath,
 int
 virNodeDeviceGetPCIDynamicCaps(const char *sysfsPath,
                                virNodeDevCapPCIDevPtr pci_dev);
+
+int
+virNodeDeviceUpdateCaps(virNodeDeviceDefPtr def);
 #endif /* __VIR_NODE_DEVICE_CONF_H__ */
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 1467796d4b..1bcc2fc82b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ virNodeDeviceGetPCIDynamicCaps;
 virNodeDeviceGetSCSIHostCaps;
 virNodeDeviceGetSCSITargetCaps;
 virNodeDeviceGetWWNs;
+virNodeDeviceUpdateCaps;
 
 
 # conf/node_device_event.h
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
index 2e42d35274..48f45474c3 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
@@ -47,58 +47,6 @@
 virNodeDeviceDriverStatePtr driver;
 
 
-static int
-nodeDeviceUpdateCaps(virNodeDeviceDefPtr def)
-{
-    virNodeDevCapsDefPtr cap = def->caps;
-
-    while (cap) {
-        switch (cap->data.type) {
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_HOST:
-            virNodeDeviceGetSCSIHostCaps(&cap->data.scsi_host);
-            break;
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_TARGET:
-            virNodeDeviceGetSCSITargetCaps(def->sysfs_path,
-                                             &cap->data.scsi_target);
-            break;
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_NET:
-            if (virNetDevGetLinkInfo(cap->data.net.ifname, &cap->data.net.lnk) < 0)
-                return -1;
-            virBitmapFree(cap->data.net.features);
-            if (virNetDevGetFeatures(cap->data.net.ifname, &cap->data.net.features) < 0)
-                return -1;
-            break;
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_PCI_DEV:
-            if (virNodeDeviceGetPCIDynamicCaps(def->sysfs_path,
-                                               &cap->data.pci_dev) < 0)
-              return -1;
-           break;
-
-        /* all types that (supposedly) don't require any updates
-         * relative to what's in the cache.
-         */
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_DRM:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SYSTEM:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_USB_DEV:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_USB_INTERFACE:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_STORAGE:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FC_HOST:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_VPORTS:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_GENERIC:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_MDEV_TYPES:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_MDEV:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_CCW_DEV:
-        case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_LAST:
-            break;
-        }
-        cap = cap->next;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 #if defined (__linux__) && ( defined (WITH_HAL) || defined(WITH_UDEV))
 /* NB: It was previously believed that changes in driver name were
  * relayed to libvirt as "change" events by udev, and the udev event
@@ -314,7 +262,7 @@ nodeDeviceGetXMLDesc(virNodeDevicePtr device,
     if (nodeDeviceUpdateDriverName(def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (nodeDeviceUpdateCaps(def) < 0)
+    if (virNodeDeviceUpdateCaps(def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     ret = virNodeDeviceDefFormat(def);
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 26fcd7918c..f98fd08563 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ gather_pci_cap(LibHalContext *ctx, const char *udi,
             ignore_value(virStrToLong_ui(p+1, &p, 16, &d->pci_dev.function));
         }
 
-        if (nodeDeviceSysfsGetPCIRelatedDevCaps(sysfs_path, &d->pci_dev) < 0) {
+        if (virNodeDeviceGetPCIDynamicCaps(sysfs_path, &d->pci_dev) < 0) {
             VIR_FREE(sysfs_path);
             return -1;
         }