diff --git a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c
index f985982c801..06382483ed3 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ _mesa_new_buffer_object(struct gl_context *ctx, GLuint name)
  *
  * Default callback for the \c dd_function_table::DeleteBuffer() hook.
  */
-static void
+void
 _mesa_delete_buffer_object(struct gl_context *ctx,
                            struct gl_buffer_object *bufObj)
 {
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h
index 3eac96df23e..a5bfe886b39 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ _mesa_initialize_buffer_object(struct gl_context *ctx,
                                struct gl_buffer_object *obj,
                                GLuint name);
 
+extern void
+_mesa_delete_buffer_object(struct gl_context *ctx,
+                           struct gl_buffer_object *bufObj);
+
 extern void
 _mesa_reference_buffer_object_(struct gl_context *ctx,
                                struct gl_buffer_object **ptr,