diff --git a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
index 0f51ceab1c..088bff0596 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ void *ao2_callback(ao2_container *c,
 	enum search_flags flags,
 	ao2_callback_fn cb_fn, void *arg);
 
+int ao2_match_by_addr(void *user_data, void *arg, int flags);
 /*!
  *
  *
diff --git a/main/astobj2.c b/main/astobj2.c
index 4f338af44d..bd8480629e 100644
--- a/main/astobj2.c
+++ b/main/astobj2.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void *ao2_link(ao2_container *c, void *user_data)
 /*!
  * \brief another convenience function is a callback that matches on address
  */
-static int match_by_addr(void *user_data, void *arg, int flags)
+int ao2_match_by_addr(void *user_data, void *arg, int flags)
 {
 	return (user_data == arg) ? (CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP) : 0;
 }
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void *ao2_unlink(ao2_container *c, void *user_data)
 	if (INTERNAL_OBJ(user_data) == NULL)	/* safety check on the argument */
 		return NULL;
 
-	ao2_callback(c, OBJ_UNLINK | OBJ_POINTER | OBJ_NODATA, match_by_addr, user_data);
+	ao2_callback(c, OBJ_UNLINK | OBJ_POINTER | OBJ_NODATA, ao2_match_by_addr, user_data);
 
 	return NULL;
 }