diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index e47fdeb..e88bca5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	return perf_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }
 
-static int color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt,
+static int __color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt,
 		va_list args, const char *trail)
 {
 	int r = 0;
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@
 	return r;
 }
 
+int color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	return __color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args, NULL);
+}
 
 
 int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@
 	int r;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	r = color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args, NULL);
+	r = color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@
 	va_list args;
 	int r;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	r = color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args, "\n");
+	r = __color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args, "\n");
 	va_end(args);
 	return r;
 }