diff --git a/source3/include/passdb.h b/source3/include/passdb.h
index 793c7667cc2..ae3a9684640 100644
--- a/source3/include/passdb.h
+++ b/source3/include/passdb.h
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ bool pdb_is_responsible_for_unix_groups(void);
 
 /* The following definitions come from passdb/pdb_util.c  */
 
+NTSTATUS pdb_create_builtin(uint32_t rid);
 NTSTATUS create_builtin_users(const struct dom_sid *sid);
 NTSTATUS create_builtin_administrators(const struct dom_sid *sid);
 
diff --git a/source3/passdb/ABI/pdb-0.sigs b/source3/passdb/ABI/pdb-0.sigs
index 09563f5089d..9c5c773941f 100644
--- a/source3/passdb/ABI/pdb-0.sigs
+++ b/source3/passdb/ABI/pdb-0.sigs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ algorithmic_rid_base: int (void)
 builtin_domain_name: const char *(void)
 cache_account_policy_get: bool (enum pdb_policy_type, uint32_t *)
 cache_account_policy_set: bool (enum pdb_policy_type, uint32_t)
+pdb_create_builtin: NTSTATUS (uint32_t)
 create_builtin_administrators: NTSTATUS (const struct dom_sid *)
 create_builtin_users: NTSTATUS (const struct dom_sid *)
 decode_account_policy_name: const char *(enum pdb_policy_type)
diff --git a/source3/passdb/pdb_util.c b/source3/passdb/pdb_util.c
index 3b7377c3127..0ac6594d4cf 100644
--- a/source3/passdb/pdb_util.c
+++ b/source3/passdb/pdb_util.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static NTSTATUS add_sid_to_builtin(const struct dom_sid *builtin_sid,
  * @param[in] rid BUILTIN rid to create
  * @return Normal NTSTATUS return.
  */
-static NTSTATUS create_builtin(uint32 rid)
+NTSTATUS pdb_create_builtin(uint32_t rid)
 {
 	NTSTATUS status = NT_STATUS_OK;
 	struct dom_sid sid;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ NTSTATUS create_builtin_users(const struct dom_sid *dom_sid)
 	NTSTATUS status;
 	struct dom_sid dom_users;
 
-	status = create_builtin(BUILTIN_RID_USERS);
+	status = pdb_create_builtin(BUILTIN_RID_USERS);
 	if ( !NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status) ) {
 		DEBUG(5,("create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users\n"));
 		return status;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ NTSTATUS create_builtin_administrators(const struct dom_sid *dom_sid)
 	TALLOC_CTX *ctx;
 	bool ret;
 
-	status = create_builtin(BUILTIN_RID_ADMINISTRATORS);
+	status = pdb_create_builtin(BUILTIN_RID_ADMINISTRATORS);
 	if ( !NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status) ) {
 		DEBUG(5,("create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators\n"));
 		return status;