diff --git a/audio/spiceaudio.c b/audio/spiceaudio.c
index ed6dff1dcc..8967cca129 100644
--- a/audio/spiceaudio.c
+++ b/audio/spiceaudio.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int line_out_init(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     out->active = 0;
 
     out->sin.base.sif = &playback_sif.base;
-    qemu_spice_add_interface (&out->sin.base);
+    qemu_spice.add_interface(&out->sin.base);
 #if SPICE_INTERFACE_PLAYBACK_MAJOR > 1 || SPICE_INTERFACE_PLAYBACK_MINOR >= 3
     spice_server_set_playback_rate(&out->sin, settings.freq);
 #endif
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int line_in_init(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     in->active = 0;
 
     in->sin.base.sif = &record_sif.base;
-    qemu_spice_add_interface (&in->sin.base);
+    qemu_spice.add_interface(&in->sin.base);
 #if SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_MAJOR > 2 || SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_MINOR >= 3
     spice_server_set_record_rate(&in->sin, settings.freq);
 #endif
diff --git a/chardev/spice.c b/chardev/spice.c
index 7d1fb17718..1104426e3a 100644
--- a/chardev/spice.c
+++ b/chardev/spice.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void vmc_register_interface(SpiceChardev *scd)
         return;
     }
     scd->sin.base.sif = &vmc_interface.base;
-    qemu_spice_add_interface(&scd->sin.base);
+    qemu_spice.add_interface(&scd->sin.base);
     scd->active = true;
     trace_spice_vmc_register_interface(scd);
 }
diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h b/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h
index dbe09035da..f93acde574 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-spice-module.h
@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_SPICE_MODULE_H
 #define QEMU_SPICE_MODULE_H
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+#include <spice.h>
+#endif
+
 struct QemuSpiceOps {
     void (*init)(void);
     void (*display_init)(void);
     int (*migrate_info)(const char *h, int p, int t, const char *s);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+    int (*add_interface)(SpiceBaseInstance *sin);
+#endif
 };
 
 extern int using_spice;
diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-spice.h b/include/ui/qemu-spice.h
index a3fd1ea5ad..6018577c52 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-spice.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-spice.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 void qemu_spice_input_init(void);
 void qemu_spice_display_init(void);
 int qemu_spice_display_add_client(int csock, int skipauth, int tls);
-int qemu_spice_add_interface(SpiceBaseInstance *sin);
 bool qemu_spice_have_display_interface(QemuConsole *con);
 int qemu_spice_add_display_interface(QXLInstance *qxlin, QemuConsole *con);
 int qemu_spice_set_passwd(const char *passwd,
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index 82d5dbda3e..483d880a33 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static void qemu_spice_init(void)
     migration_state.notify = migration_state_notifier;
     add_migration_state_change_notifier(&migration_state);
     spice_migrate.base.sif = &migrate_interface.base;
-    qemu_spice_add_interface(&spice_migrate.base);
+    qemu_spice.add_interface(&spice_migrate.base);
 
     qemu_spice_input_init();
 
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static void qemu_spice_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-int qemu_spice_add_interface(SpiceBaseInstance *sin)
+static int qemu_spice_add_interface(SpiceBaseInstance *sin)
 {
     if (!spice_server) {
         if (QTAILQ_FIRST(&qemu_spice_opts.head) != NULL) {
@@ -997,6 +997,7 @@ static struct QemuSpiceOps real_spice_ops = {
     .init         = qemu_spice_init,
     .display_init = qemu_spice_display_init,
     .migrate_info = qemu_spice_migrate_info,
+    .add_interface = qemu_spice_add_interface,
 };
 
 static void spice_register_config(void)
diff --git a/ui/spice-input.c b/ui/spice-input.c
index 21990fa996..bbd502564e 100644
--- a/ui/spice-input.c
+++ b/ui/spice-input.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static void mouse_mode_notifier(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
     }
 
     if (is_absolute) {
-        qemu_spice_add_interface(&pointer->tablet.base);
+        qemu_spice.add_interface(&pointer->tablet.base);
     } else {
         spice_server_remove_interface(&pointer->tablet.base);
     }
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ void qemu_spice_input_init(void)
 
     kbd = g_malloc0(sizeof(*kbd));
     kbd->sin.base.sif = &kbd_interface.base;
-    qemu_spice_add_interface(&kbd->sin.base);
+    qemu_spice.add_interface(&kbd->sin.base);
     qemu_add_led_event_handler(kbd_leds, kbd);
 
     pointer = g_malloc0(sizeof(*pointer));
     pointer->mouse.base.sif  = &mouse_interface.base;
     pointer->tablet.base.sif = &tablet_interface.base;
-    qemu_spice_add_interface(&pointer->mouse.base);
+    qemu_spice.add_interface(&pointer->mouse.base);
 
     pointer->absolute = false;
     pointer->mouse_mode.notify = mouse_mode_notifier;