diff --git a/src/wiphy.c b/src/wiphy.c
index adc88cf1..59930371 100644
--- a/src/wiphy.c
+++ b/src/wiphy.c
@@ -573,11 +573,10 @@ static void wiphy_parse_attributes(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-
 }
 
-static bool wiphy_parse_id_and_name(struct l_genl_attr *attr, uint32_t *out_id,
-					const char **out_name)
+bool wiphy_parse_id_and_name(struct l_genl_attr *attr, uint32_t *out_id,
+				const char **out_name)
 {
 	uint16_t type, len;
 	const void *data;
diff --git a/src/wiphy.h b/src/wiphy.h
index 9c721ddd..718880d7 100644
--- a/src/wiphy.h
+++ b/src/wiphy.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ enum ie_rsn_cipher_suite wiphy_select_cipher(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 enum ie_rsn_akm_suite wiphy_select_akm(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					struct scan_bss *bss);
 
+bool wiphy_parse_id_and_name(struct l_genl_attr *attr, uint32_t *out_id,
+				const char **out_name);
+
 struct wiphy *wiphy_find(int wiphy_id);
 
 const char *wiphy_get_path(struct wiphy *wiphy);