diff --git a/source3/include/proto.h b/source3/include/proto.h
index 00e9de4c137..0cca013143e 100644
--- a/source3/include/proto.h
+++ b/source3/include/proto.h
@@ -4107,6 +4107,7 @@ NTSTATUS rpc_pipe_open_tcp(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *host,
 NTSTATUS rpc_pipe_open_ncalrpc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *socket_path,
 			       const struct ndr_syntax_id *abstract_syntax,
 			       struct rpc_pipe_client **presult);
+struct dcerpc_binding_handle *rpccli_bh_create(struct rpc_pipe_client *c);
 struct pipes_struct *make_internal_rpc_pipe_p(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 					      const struct ndr_syntax_id *syntax,
 					      struct client_address *client_id,
diff --git a/source3/rpc_client/cli_pipe.c b/source3/rpc_client/cli_pipe.c
index df1535c3cc3..a5e8e73fef5 100644
--- a/source3/rpc_client/cli_pipe.c
+++ b/source3/rpc_client/cli_pipe.c
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ static const struct dcerpc_binding_handle_ops rpccli_bh_ops = {
 };
 
 /* initialise a rpc_pipe_client binding handle */
-static struct dcerpc_binding_handle *rpccli_bh_create(struct rpc_pipe_client *c)
+struct dcerpc_binding_handle *rpccli_bh_create(struct rpc_pipe_client *c)
 {
 	struct dcerpc_binding_handle *h;
 	struct rpccli_bh_state *hs;