diff --git a/include/parasite-syscall.h b/include/parasite-syscall.h
index 512e36700..a187310a7 100644
--- a/include/parasite-syscall.h
+++ b/include/parasite-syscall.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct parasite_ctl {
 	int			tsock;					/* transport socket for transfering fds */
 };
 
+extern void *parasite_args(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, int args_size);
+
 struct cr_fdset;
 struct list_head;
 
diff --git a/parasite-syscall.c b/parasite-syscall.c
index 8bd7c03ac..95711f2b4 100644
--- a/parasite-syscall.c
+++ b/parasite-syscall.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void *parasite_args(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, int args_size)
+void *parasite_args(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, int args_size)
 {
 	BUG_ON(args_size > PARASITE_ARG_SIZE);
 	return ctl->addr_args;