diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index fcbeaf5ca3cbf13fe8310bbb113a8f6ca7e8fbe3..cad4b0d22da712453a21756261e5055c07dbc7a4 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -756,3 +756,47 @@ error:
     }
     return -1;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Core dump domain to default dump path.
+ *
+ * virDomainObjPtr must be locked on invocation
+ */
+int
+libxlDomainAutoCoreDump(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+                        virDomainObjPtr vm)
+{
+    libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
+    libxlDriverConfigPtr cfg = libxlDriverConfigGet(driver);
+    time_t curtime = time(NULL);
+    char timestr[100];
+    struct tm time_info;
+    char *dumpfile = NULL;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    localtime_r(&curtime, &time_info);
+    strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S", &time_info);
+
+    if (virAsprintf(&dumpfile, "%s/%s-%s",
+                    cfg->autoDumpDir,
+                    vm->def->name,
+                    timestr) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (libxlDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, LIBXL_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    /* Unlock virDomainObj while dumping core */
+    virObjectUnlock(vm);
+    libxl_domain_core_dump(priv->ctx, vm->def->id, dumpfile, NULL);
+    virObjectLock(vm);
+
+    ignore_value(libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm));
+    ret = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(dumpfile);
+    virObjectUnref(cfg);
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
index 1ac91745f0b92370c927cb188e3687adc1a9d201..a50efd3179bb0dc62fe5e62e8ba65c469cd0c7f6 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
@@ -119,4 +119,8 @@ libxlDomainCleanupJob(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
 int
 libxlDomainEventsRegister(virDomainObjPtr vm);
 
+int
+libxlDomainAutoCoreDump(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+                        virDomainObjPtr vm);
+
 #endif /* LIBXL_DOMAIN_H */
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index e473ab9d942827b7dbc02f3e065390e7db0bbd29..9fe0d1d49244f89b90250cd6aa873199e29bb277 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -169,50 +169,6 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 
-/*
- * Core dump domain to default dump path.
- *
- * virDomainObjPtr must be locked on invocation
- */
-static int
-libxlDomainAutoCoreDump(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
-                        virDomainObjPtr vm)
-{
-    libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
-    libxlDriverConfigPtr cfg = libxlDriverConfigGet(driver);
-    time_t curtime = time(NULL);
-    char timestr[100];
-    struct tm time_info;
-    char *dumpfile = NULL;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    localtime_r(&curtime, &time_info);
-    strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S", &time_info);
-
-    if (virAsprintf(&dumpfile, "%s/%s-%s",
-                    cfg->autoDumpDir,
-                    vm->def->name,
-                    timestr) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (libxlDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, LIBXL_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    /* Unlock virDomainObj while dumping core */
-    virObjectUnlock(vm);
-    libxl_domain_core_dump(priv->ctx, vm->def->id, dumpfile, NULL);
-    virObjectLock(vm);
-
-    ignore_value(libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm));
-    ret = 0;
-
-cleanup:
-    VIR_FREE(dumpfile);
-    virObjectUnref(cfg);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * Handle previously registered event notification from libxenlight.
  *