diff --git a/include/qemu/option.h b/include/qemu/option.h
index 44d9961c88..34552678c3 100644
--- a/include/qemu/option.h
+++ b/include/qemu/option.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ char *qemu_opt_get_del(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name);
  * Returns: true if @opts includes 'help' or equivalent.
  */
 bool qemu_opt_has_help_opt(QemuOpts *opts);
+QemuOpt *qemu_opt_find(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name);
 bool qemu_opt_get_bool(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, bool defval);
 uint64_t qemu_opt_get_number(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, uint64_t defval);
 uint64_t qemu_opt_get_size(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, uint64_t defval);
diff --git a/util/qemu-option.c b/util/qemu-option.c
index 40e1ff384a..0d9d3ec889 100644
--- a/util/qemu-option.c
+++ b/util/qemu-option.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void qemu_opts_print_help(QemuOptsList *list)
 }
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-static QemuOpt *qemu_opt_find(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name)
+QemuOpt *qemu_opt_find(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name)
 {
     QemuOpt *opt;