diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 46f02b5fde..1994027c96 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ qemuProcessFindDomainDiskByPath(virDomainObjPtr vm,
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static virDomainDiskDefPtr
+virDomainDiskDefPtr
 qemuProcessFindDomainDiskByAlias(virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                  const char *alias)
 {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
index 2e1d393219..fffc926239 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
@@ -107,4 +107,7 @@ int qemuProcessReadLog(int fd, char *buf, int buflen, int off, bool skipchar);
 int qemuProcessSetSchedParams(int id, pid_t pid, size_t nsp,
                               virDomainThreadSchedParamPtr sp);
 
+virDomainDiskDefPtr qemuProcessFindDomainDiskByAlias(virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                                                     const char *alias);
+
 #endif /* __QEMU_PROCESS_H__ */