diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/256 b/tests/qemu-iotests/256
index 13666813bd..d7e67f4a05 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/256
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/256
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import os
 import iotests
 from iotests import log
 
-iotests._verify_virtio_scsi_pci_or_ccw()
+iotests.verify_virtio_scsi_pci_or_ccw()
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
 size = 64 * 1024 * 1024
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 7073579a7d..ef66fbd62b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ def _verify_virtio_blk() -> None:
     if 'virtio-blk' not in out:
         notrun('Missing virtio-blk in QEMU binary')
 
-def _verify_virtio_scsi_pci_or_ccw() -> None:
+def verify_virtio_scsi_pci_or_ccw() -> None:
     out = qemu_pipe('-M', 'none', '-device', 'help')
     if 'virtio-scsi-pci' not in out and 'virtio-scsi-ccw' not in out:
         notrun('Missing virtio-scsi-pci or virtio-scsi-ccw in QEMU binary')