diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index f55c18d..ce9ce10 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int setup_list(struct strlist **list, const char *list_str,
+int setup_list(struct strlist **list, const char *list_str,
 		      const char *list_name)
 {
 	if (list_str == NULL)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index ad13c5d..f1031a1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -274,4 +274,7 @@
 int kcore_copy(const char *from_dir, const char *to_dir);
 int compare_proc_modules(const char *from, const char *to);
 
+int setup_list(struct strlist **list, const char *list_str,
+	       const char *list_name);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_SYMBOL */