diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
index 0acba95d7f..cc59bddbc8 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainSnapshotState,
 );
 
 /* Snapshot Def functions */
-static void
+void
 virDomainSnapshotDiskDefClear(virDomainSnapshotDiskDef *disk)
 {
     VIR_FREE(disk->name);
diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
index 96c77ef42b..ad49990a1e 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ struct _virDomainSnapshotDiskDef {
     virStorageSource *src;
 };
 
+void
+virDomainSnapshotDiskDefClear(virDomainSnapshotDiskDef *disk);
+
 void
 virDomainSnapshotDiskDefFree(virDomainSnapshotDiskDef *disk);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index aeb54d8952..a75156f097 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ virDomainSnapshotDefFormat;
 virDomainSnapshotDefIsExternal;
 virDomainSnapshotDefNew;
 virDomainSnapshotDefParseString;
+virDomainSnapshotDiskDefClear;
 virDomainSnapshotDiskDefFree;
 virDomainSnapshotDiskDefParseXML;
 virDomainSnapshotFormatConvertXMLFlags;