diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.c b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.c
index f7ce52b045..82c0f42098 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static QEMUTimer *kvmppc_timer;
 static unsigned int kvmppc_timer_rate;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FDT
-static int kvmppc_read_host_property(const char *node_path, const char *prop,
+int kvmppc_read_host_property(const char *node_path, const char *prop,
                                      void *val, size_t len)
 {
     char *path;
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index e536a881e9..3792ef7251 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
 
 void kvmppc_init(void);
 void kvmppc_fdt_update(void *fdt);
+int kvmppc_read_host_property(const char *node_path, const char *prop,
+                                     void *val, size_t len);
 
 #endif /* __KVM_PPC_H__ */