diff --git a/hw/boards.h b/hw/boards.h
index f6d3784cf..667177d76 100644
--- a/hw/boards.h
+++ b/hw/boards.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ typedef struct QEMUMachine {
 } QEMUMachine;
 
 int qemu_register_machine(QEMUMachine *m);
+QEMUMachine *find_default_machine(void);
 
 extern QEMUMachine *current_machine;
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index d8a521afe..5549fcd41 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static QEMUMachine *find_machine(const char *name)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static QEMUMachine *find_default_machine(void)
+QEMUMachine *find_default_machine(void)
 {
     QEMUMachine *m;