diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index b0b8099699c1df6843676e4064bcd86a32811c62..b36071a6104b74dfc6ae07255de0f01990a285f5 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode)
 	return open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, mode);
 }
 
-static void *read_blob_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned long *size)
+void *read_blob_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned long *size)
 {
 	enum object_type type;
 	void *blob_data = read_object_file(&ce->oid, &type, size);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int open_output_fd(char *path, const struct cache_entry *ce, int to_tempf
 	}
 }
 
-static int fstat_output(int fd, const struct checkout *state, struct stat *st)
+int fstat_checkout_output(int fd, const struct checkout *state, struct stat *st)
 {
 	/* use fstat() only when path == ce->name */
 	if (fstat_is_reliable() &&
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static int streaming_write_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce, char *path,
 		return -1;
 
 	result |= stream_blob_to_fd(fd, &ce->oid, filter, 1);
-	*fstat_done = fstat_output(fd, state, statbuf);
+	*fstat_done = fstat_checkout_output(fd, state, statbuf);
 	result |= close(fd);
 
 	if (result)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
 
 		wrote = write_in_full(fd, new_blob, size);
 		if (!to_tempfile)
-			fstat_done = fstat_output(fd, state, &st);
+			fstat_done = fstat_checkout_output(fd, state, &st);
 		close(fd);
 		free(new_blob);
 		if (wrote < 0)
diff --git a/entry.h b/entry.h
index 2d69185448a8620e835641d4746d1a9b67b3216a..f860e60846b820e8431a1b22cd9ea9ff89f74ac1 100644
--- a/entry.h
+++ b/entry.h
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ int finish_delayed_checkout(struct checkout *state, int *nr_checkouts);
  * removal, such that empty directories get removed.
  */
 void unlink_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce);
+void *read_blob_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned long *size);
+int fstat_checkout_output(int fd, const struct checkout *state, struct stat *st);
 
 #endif /* ENTRY_H */