diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index bd2483b..ed6b7f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -571,12 +571,6 @@
 	oe->nr_events--;
 }
 
-static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
-				      union perf_event *event,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_tool *tool,
-				      u64 file_offset);
-
 static int __ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s,
 				   struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
@@ -607,8 +601,8 @@
 		if (ret)
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
 		else {
-			ret = perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
-							 iter->file_offset);
+			ret = perf_session__deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
+							  iter->file_offset);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
@@ -1003,11 +997,10 @@
 					    &sample->read.one, machine);
 }
 
-static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
-				      union perf_event *event,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_tool *tool,
-				      u64 file_offset)
+int perf_session__deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample,
+				struct perf_tool *tool, u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	struct machine *machine;
@@ -1152,8 +1145,8 @@
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	return perf_session_deliver_event(session, event, &sample, tool,
-					  file_offset);
+	return perf_session__deliver_event(session, event, &sample, tool,
+					   file_offset);
 }
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *hdr)