diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
index 36a396cd94..502fdf4d91 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ gst_v4l2_object_get_format_list (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object)
   return v4l2object->formats;
 }
 
-static GstVideoFormat
+GstVideoFormat
 gst_v4l2_object_v4l2fourcc_to_video_format (guint32 fourcc)
 {
   GstVideoFormat format;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
index 4716a05c6e..1485fbe91f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ GstBufferPool * gst_v4l2_object_get_buffer_pool (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object);
 
 GstStructure * gst_v4l2_object_v4l2fourcc_to_structure (guint32 fourcc);
 
+GstVideoFormat gst_v4l2_object_v4l2fourcc_to_video_format (guint32 fourcc);
+
 GstFlowReturn  gst_v4l2_object_poll (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object, GstClockTime timeout);
 gboolean       gst_v4l2_object_subscribe_event (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object, guint32 event);