diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 9bff401..e4396a6 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -2380,6 +2380,11 @@
     return bs->enable_write_cache;
 }
 
+void bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(BlockDriverState *bs, bool wce)
+{
+    bs->enable_write_cache = wce;
+}
+
 int bdrv_is_encrypted(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     if (bs->backing_hd && bs->backing_hd->encrypted)
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index 574981d..43bfd99 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
 int bdrv_is_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_is_sg(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_enable_write_cache(BlockDriverState *bs);
+void bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(BlockDriverState *bs, bool wce);
 int bdrv_is_inserted(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_media_changed(BlockDriverState *bs);
 void bdrv_lock_medium(BlockDriverState *bs, bool locked);