diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
index 8a9c600449..f0e8703bc8 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
@@ -2155,3 +2155,8 @@ int vboxDomainCreateWithFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
  cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
+
+int vboxDomainCreate(virDomainPtr dom)
+{
+    return vboxDomainCreateWithFlags(dom, 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c b/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
index 4d1062ae4d..bbc2ee5745 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ static vboxGlobalData *g_pVBoxGlobalData = NULL;
 
 #endif /* VBOX_API_VERSION >= 4000000 */
 
-static int vboxDomainCreate(virDomainPtr dom);
-
 #if VBOX_API_VERSION > 2002000 && VBOX_API_VERSION < 4000000
 /* Since vboxConnectGetCapabilities has been rewritten,
  * vboxDriverLock and vboxDriverUnlock only be used in code for
@@ -3081,11 +3079,6 @@ static int vboxConnectNumOfDefinedDomains(virConnectPtr conn)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int vboxDomainCreate(virDomainPtr dom)
-{
-    return vboxDomainCreateWithFlags(dom, 0);
-}
-
 #if VBOX_API_VERSION < 3001000
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h b/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h
index ff03749c84..e745bc7450 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ virDomainPtr vboxDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
 virDomainPtr vboxDomainDefineXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml);
 int vboxDomainUndefineFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags);
 int vboxDomainCreateWithFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags);
+int vboxDomainCreate(virDomainPtr dom);
 
 /* Version specified functions for installing uniformed API */
 void vbox22InstallUniformedAPI(vboxUniformedAPI *pVBoxAPI);