diff --git a/include/qemu/sockets.h b/include/qemu/sockets.h
index db4bedb6fa..214058d8e3 100644
--- a/include/qemu/sockets.h
+++ b/include/qemu/sockets.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ NetworkAddressFamily inet_netfamily(int family);
 int unix_listen(const char *path, Error **errp);
 int unix_connect(const char *path, Error **errp);
 
+char *socket_uri(SocketAddress *addr);
 SocketAddress *socket_parse(const char *str, Error **errp);
 int socket_connect(SocketAddress *addr, Error **errp);
 int socket_listen(SocketAddress *addr, int num, Error **errp);
@@ -141,5 +142,4 @@ SocketAddress *socket_address_flatten(SocketAddressLegacy *addr);
  * Return 0 on success.
  */
 int socket_address_parse_named_fd(SocketAddress *addr, Error **errp);
-
 #endif /* QEMU_SOCKETS_H */
diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index bab86c5537..01b789a79e 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -199,27 +199,6 @@ void hmp_info_mice(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qapi_free_MouseInfoList(mice_list);
 }
 
-static char *SocketAddress_to_str(SocketAddress *addr)
-{
-    switch (addr->type) {
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET:
-        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
-                               addr->u.inet.host,
-                               addr->u.inet.port);
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX:
-        return g_strdup_printf("unix:%s",
-                               addr->u.q_unix.path);
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD:
-        return g_strdup_printf("fd:%s", addr->u.fd.str);
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK:
-        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
-                               addr->u.vsock.cid,
-                               addr->u.vsock.port);
-    default:
-        return g_strdup("unknown address type");
-    }
-}
-
 void hmp_info_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     MigrationInfo *info;
@@ -382,7 +361,7 @@ void hmp_info_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         monitor_printf(mon, "socket address: [\n");
 
         for (addr = info->socket_address; addr; addr = addr->next) {
-            char *s = SocketAddress_to_str(addr->value);
+            char *s = socket_uri(addr->value);
             monitor_printf(mon, "\t%s\n", s);
             g_free(s);
         }
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 83f4bd6fd2..9f6f655fd5 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,26 @@ int unix_connect(const char *path, Error **errp)
     return sock;
 }
 
+char *socket_uri(SocketAddress *addr)
+{
+    switch (addr->type) {
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET:
+        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
+                               addr->u.inet.host,
+                               addr->u.inet.port);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX:
+        return g_strdup_printf("unix:%s",
+                               addr->u.q_unix.path);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD:
+        return g_strdup_printf("fd:%s", addr->u.fd.str);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK:
+        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
+                               addr->u.vsock.cid,
+                               addr->u.vsock.port);
+    default:
+        return g_strdup("unknown address type");
+    }
+}
 
 SocketAddress *socket_parse(const char *str, Error **errp)
 {