diff --git a/replay.c b/replay.c
index 4ef8abb607..7c8433107b 100644
--- a/replay.c
+++ b/replay.c
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ void replay_result_release(struct replay_result *result)
 	free(result->updates);
 }
 
-static void replay_result_queue_update(struct replay_result *result,
-				       const char *refname,
-				       const struct object_id *old_oid,
-				       const struct object_id *new_oid)
+void replay_result_queue_update(struct replay_result *result,
+				const char *refname,
+				const struct object_id *old_oid,
+				const struct object_id *new_oid)
 {
 	ALLOC_GROW(result->updates, result->updates_nr + 1, result->updates_alloc);
 	result->updates[result->updates_nr].refname = xstrdup(refname);
diff --git a/replay.h b/replay.h
index 1851a07705..da83b65345 100644
--- a/replay.h
+++ b/replay.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ struct replay_result {
 
 void replay_result_release(struct replay_result *result);
 
+void replay_result_queue_update(struct replay_result *result,
+				const char *refname,
+				const struct object_id *old_oid,
+				const struct object_id *new_oid);
+
 /*
  * Replay a set of commits onto a new location. Leaves both the working tree,
  * index and references untouched. Reference updates caused by the replay will