diff --git a/source3/smbd/nttrans.c b/source3/smbd/nttrans.c
index 9f4a53926cc..138a26af2f2 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/nttrans.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/nttrans.c
@@ -1553,12 +1553,12 @@ void reply_ntcancel(struct smb_request *req)
  Copy a file.
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-static NTSTATUS copy_internals(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
-				connection_struct *conn,
-				struct smb_request *req,
-				struct smb_filename *smb_fname_src,
-				struct smb_filename *smb_fname_dst,
-				uint32_t attrs)
+NTSTATUS copy_internals(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
+			connection_struct *conn,
+			struct smb_request *req,
+			struct smb_filename *smb_fname_src,
+			struct smb_filename *smb_fname_dst,
+			uint32_t attrs)
 {
 	files_struct *fsp1,*fsp2;
 	uint32_t fattr;
diff --git a/source3/smbd/proto.h b/source3/smbd/proto.h
index 488a0745c9d..09416603378 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/proto.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/proto.h
@@ -714,6 +714,12 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_do_query_security_desc(connection_struct *conn,
 					uint32_t max_data_count,
 					uint8_t **ppmarshalled_sd,
 					size_t *psd_size);
+NTSTATUS copy_internals(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
+			connection_struct *conn,
+			struct smb_request *req,
+			struct smb_filename *smb_fname_src,
+			struct smb_filename *smb_fname_dst,
+			uint32_t attrs);
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_QUOTAS
 
 struct smb2_query_quota_info;