diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.c
index a8815c4ba77..d2fac0a28a8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ vl_video_buffer_template(struct pipe_resource *templ,
    templ->height0 = height;
 }
 
-static void
+void
 vl_video_buffer_destroy(struct pipe_video_buffer *buffer)
 {
    struct vl_video_buffer *buf = (struct vl_video_buffer *)buffer;
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.h
index f777ddb0fa3..5e8ab2a8e55 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/vl/vl_video_buffer.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ vl_video_buffer_template(struct pipe_resource *templ,
                          unsigned usage, unsigned plane,
                          enum pipe_video_chroma_format chroma_format);
 
+void
+vl_video_buffer_destroy(struct pipe_video_buffer *buffer);
+
 /**
  * creates a video buffer, can be used as a standard implementation for pipe->create_video_buffer
  */