diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 783df96b53..e3aec69b74 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ void virDomainNetDefFree(virDomainNetDefPtr def)
     VIR_FREE(def);
 }
 
-static void ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1)
+void ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1)
 virDomainChrSourceDefClear(virDomainChrSourceDefPtr def)
 {
     switch (def->type) {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index abf024c7b2..de3b59c690 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2719,4 +2719,6 @@ int virDomainDefFindDevice(virDomainDefPtr def,
 bool virDomainDiskSourceIsBlockType(virDomainDiskDefPtr def)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 
+void virDomainChrSourceDefClear(virDomainChrSourceDefPtr def);
+
 #endif /* __DOMAIN_CONF_H */
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 201b2cb5c2..aaec1f9467 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ virDomainChrInsert;
 virDomainChrRemove;
 virDomainChrSerialTargetTypeFromString;
 virDomainChrSerialTargetTypeToString;
+virDomainChrSourceDefClear;
 virDomainChrSourceDefCopy;
 virDomainChrSourceDefFree;
 virDomainChrSpicevmcTypeFromString;