diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index 3b69d3b..75a01d2 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@
     return vlan;
 }
 
-static VLANClientState *qemu_find_netdev(const char *id)
+VLANClientState *qemu_find_netdev(const char *id)
 {
     VLANClientState *vc;