diff --git a/hw/scsi-generic.c b/hw/scsi-generic.c
index a5e77cb109..32f50cda3e 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-generic.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-generic.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static int scsi_generic_initfn(SCSIDevice *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static const SCSIReqOps scsi_generic_req_ops = {
+const SCSIReqOps scsi_generic_req_ops = {
     .size         = sizeof(SCSIGenericReq),
     .free_req     = scsi_free_request,
     .send_command = scsi_send_command,
diff --git a/hw/scsi.h b/hw/scsi.h
index af558c3a16..01c6655f60 100644
--- a/hw/scsi.h
+++ b/hw/scsi.h
@@ -197,4 +197,7 @@ void scsi_device_purge_requests(SCSIDevice *sdev, SCSISense sense);
 int scsi_device_get_sense(SCSIDevice *dev, uint8_t *buf, int len, bool fixed);
 SCSIDevice *scsi_device_find(SCSIBus *bus, int channel, int target, int lun);
 
+/* scsi-generic.c. */
+extern const SCSIReqOps scsi_generic_req_ops;
+
 #endif