diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index b0bd38d35c..0b7275f9a3 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -3351,11 +3351,10 @@ virDomainDeviceInfoNeedsFormat(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info, unsigned int flags)
     return false;
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual(const virDomainDeviceInfo *a,
                                   const virDomainDeviceInfo *b)
 {
-
     if (a->type != b->type)
         return false;
 
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 114e506610..78a3db4e12 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -3213,4 +3213,9 @@ virDomainGetBlkioParametersAssignFromDef(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                          virTypedParameterPtr params,
                                          int *nparams,
                                          int maxparams);
+
+bool
+virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual(const virDomainDeviceInfo *a,
+                                  const virDomainDeviceInfo *b)
+    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
 #endif /* __DOMAIN_CONF_H */
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 4c0170c030..2d23e462d7 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ virDomainDeviceDefFree;
 virDomainDeviceDefParse;
 virDomainDeviceFindControllerModel;
 virDomainDeviceGetInfo;
+virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual;
 virDomainDeviceInfoCopy;
 virDomainDeviceInfoIterate;
 virDomainDeviceTypeToString;