diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 3eab34b399..e94d5c34e6 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ extern const char *bios_dir;
 extern int vm_running;
 extern const char *qemu_name;
 extern uint8_t qemu_uuid[];
+int qemu_uuid_parse(const char *str, uint8_t *uuid);
 #define UUID_FMT "%02hhx%02hhx%02hhx%02hhx-%02hhx%02hhx-%02hhx%02hhx-%02hhx%02hhx-%02hhx%02hhx%02hhx%02hhx%02hhx%02hhx"
 
 typedef struct vm_change_state_entry VMChangeStateEntry;
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 7e92d55f32..1515e7af58 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4200,7 +4200,7 @@ static BOOL WINAPI qemu_ctrl_handler(DWORD type)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int qemu_uuid_parse(const char *str, uint8_t *uuid)
+int qemu_uuid_parse(const char *str, uint8_t *uuid)
 {
     int ret;