diff --git a/include/qemu/sockets.h b/include/qemu/sockets.h
index 9eb24707df..5589e6842b 100644
--- a/include/qemu/sockets.h
+++ b/include/qemu/sockets.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ typedef void NonBlockingConnectHandler(int fd, Error *err, void *opaque);
 
 InetSocketAddress *inet_parse(const char *str, Error **errp);
 int inet_connect(const char *str, Error **errp);
+int inet_connect_saddr(InetSocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp,
+                       NonBlockingConnectHandler *callback, void *opaque);
 
 NetworkAddressFamily inet_netfamily(int family);
 
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 4cef549d90..31f7fc69c1 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ static struct addrinfo *inet_parse_connect_saddr(InetSocketAddress *saddr,
  * function succeeds, callback will be called when the connection
  * completes, with the file descriptor on success, or -1 on error.
  */
-static int inet_connect_saddr(InetSocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp,
-                              NonBlockingConnectHandler *callback, void *opaque)
+int inet_connect_saddr(InetSocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp,
+                       NonBlockingConnectHandler *callback, void *opaque)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     struct addrinfo *res, *e;