diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
index bb732a1347..12b093071a 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
@@ -1291,3 +1291,10 @@ virDomainSnapshotRedefinePrep(virDomainPtr domain,
 cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
+
+
+int
+virDomainSnapshotDiskGetActualType(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def)
+{
+    return def->type;
+}
diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
index bcd92dc62f..59c6d9245f 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ int virDomainSnapshotRedefinePrep(virDomainPtr domain,
                                   bool *update_current,
                                   unsigned int flags);
 
+int virDomainSnapshotDiskGetActualType(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def);
+
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainSnapshotLocation)
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainSnapshotState)
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index aae6a3b95c..67d20ed848 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ virDomainSnapshotDefFormat;
 virDomainSnapshotDefFree;
 virDomainSnapshotDefIsExternal;
 virDomainSnapshotDefParseString;
+virDomainSnapshotDiskGetActualType;
 virDomainSnapshotDropParent;
 virDomainSnapshotFindByName;
 virDomainSnapshotForEach;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index dc4ded35cf..2c397b06d8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -1464,13 +1464,6 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 
-int
-qemuSnapshotDiskGetActualType(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def)
-{
-    return def->type;
-}
-
-
 int
 qemuTranslateSnapshotDiskSourcePool(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                     virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
index 842b740fe8..c181dc215a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.h
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ virDomainXMLOptionPtr virQEMUDriverCreateXMLConf(virQEMUDriverPtr driver);
 int qemuTranslateDiskSourcePool(virConnectPtr conn,
                                 virDomainDiskDefPtr def);
 
-int qemuSnapshotDiskGetActualType(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def);
-
 int qemuTranslateSnapshotDiskSourcePool(virConnectPtr conn,
                                         virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr def);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 6ddbd2129c..aa2e1787a6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -12321,7 +12321,7 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotPrepareDiskExternalBackingActive(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
 static int
 qemuDomainSnapshotPrepareDiskExternalOverlayActive(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr disk)
 {
-    int actualType = qemuSnapshotDiskGetActualType(disk);
+    int actualType = virDomainSnapshotDiskGetActualType(disk);
 
     switch ((enum virDomainDiskType) actualType) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TYPE_BLOCK:
@@ -12345,7 +12345,7 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotPrepareDiskExternalOverlayActive(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr d
 static int
 qemuDomainSnapshotPrepareDiskExternalOverlayInactive(virDomainSnapshotDiskDefPtr disk)
 {
-    int actualType = qemuSnapshotDiskGetActualType(disk);
+    int actualType = virDomainSnapshotDiskGetActualType(disk);
 
     switch ((enum virDomainDiskType) actualType) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TYPE_BLOCK:
@@ -12397,7 +12397,7 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotPrepareDiskExternal(virConnectPtr conn,
             return -1;
     }
 
-    actualType = qemuSnapshotDiskGetActualType(snapdisk);
+    actualType = virDomainSnapshotDiskGetActualType(snapdisk);
 
     switch ((enum virDomainDiskType) actualType) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TYPE_BLOCK: