diff --git a/tools/virsh-pool.c b/tools/virsh-pool.c
index 34ed86152e..18f3839a4c 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-pool.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-pool.c
@@ -835,13 +835,7 @@ virshStoragePoolSorter(const void *a, const void *b)
                          virStoragePoolGetName(*pb));
 }
 
-struct virshStoragePoolList {
-    virStoragePoolPtr *pools;
-    size_t npools;
-};
-
-static void
-virshStoragePoolListFree(struct virshStoragePoolList *list)
+void virshStoragePoolListFree(struct virshStoragePoolList *list)
 {
     size_t i;
 
@@ -855,7 +849,7 @@ virshStoragePoolListFree(struct virshStoragePoolList *list)
     g_free(list);
 }
 
-static struct virshStoragePoolList *
+struct virshStoragePoolList *
 virshStoragePoolListCollect(vshControl *ctl,
                             unsigned int flags)
 {
diff --git a/tools/virsh-pool.h b/tools/virsh-pool.h
index 219f0eea42..d7bacd8731 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-pool.h
+++ b/tools/virsh-pool.h
@@ -40,3 +40,14 @@ typedef struct virshPoolEventCallback virshPoolEventCallback;
 extern virshPoolEventCallback virshPoolEventCallbacks[];
 
 extern const vshCmdDef storagePoolCmds[];
+
+struct virshStoragePoolList {
+    virStoragePoolPtr *pools;
+    size_t npools;
+};
+
+struct virshStoragePoolList *
+virshStoragePoolListCollect(vshControl *ctl,
+                            unsigned int flags);
+
+void virshStoragePoolListFree(struct virshStoragePoolList *list);