diff --git a/dma-helpers.c b/dma-helpers.c
index df0a42172f..c29ea6d3ab 100644
--- a/dma-helpers.c
+++ b/dma-helpers.c
@@ -235,3 +235,9 @@ uint64_t dma_buf_write(uint8_t *ptr, int32_t len, QEMUSGList *sg)
 {
     return dma_buf_rw(ptr, len, sg, 1);
 }
+
+void dma_acct_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockAcctCookie *cookie,
+                    QEMUSGList *sg, enum BlockAcctType type)
+{
+    bdrv_acct_start(bs, cookie, sg->size, type);
+}
diff --git a/dma.h b/dma.h
index 346ac4f706..20e86d28ee 100644
--- a/dma.h
+++ b/dma.h
@@ -61,4 +61,7 @@ BlockDriverAIOCB *dma_bdrv_write(BlockDriverState *bs,
 uint64_t dma_buf_read(uint8_t *ptr, int32_t len, QEMUSGList *sg);
 uint64_t dma_buf_write(uint8_t *ptr, int32_t len, QEMUSGList *sg);
 
+void dma_acct_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockAcctCookie *cookie,
+                    QEMUSGList *sg, enum BlockAcctType type);
+
 #endif