diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index ecac0b3552..e6a7de4722 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct KVMState
     int many_ioeventfds;
 };
 
-static KVMState *kvm_state;
+KVMState *kvm_state;
 
 static const KVMCapabilityInfo kvm_required_capabilites[] = {
     KVM_CAP_INFO(USER_MEMORY),
diff --git a/kvm.h b/kvm.h
index 4caa6ec19e..59b2c29fd9 100644
--- a/kvm.h
+++ b/kvm.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ int kvm_on_sigbus(int code, void *addr);
 
 struct KVMState;
 typedef struct KVMState KVMState;
+extern KVMState *kvm_state;
 
 int kvm_ioctl(KVMState *s, int type, ...);