diff --git a/include/haproxy/stconn.h b/include/haproxy/stconn.h
index 6cf4672a6..2bd088644 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/stconn.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/stconn.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct check;
 #define IS_HTX_SC(sc)     ((sc_conn(sc) && IS_HTX_CONN(__sc_conn(sc))) || (sc_appctx(sc) && IS_HTX_STRM(__sc_strm(sc))))
 
 struct sedesc *sedesc_new();
+struct stconn *sc_new(struct sedesc *sedesc);
 void sedesc_free(struct sedesc *sedesc);
 
 void se_shutdown(struct sedesc *sedesc, enum se_shut_mode mode);
diff --git a/src/stconn.c b/src/stconn.c
index 8d5dfeade..8c5c8a6d7 100644
--- a/src/stconn.c
+++ b/src/stconn.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void se_shutdown(struct sedesc *sedesc, enum se_shut_mode mode)
  * function. The caller must, at least, set the SE_FL_ORPHAN or SE_FL_DETACHED
  * flag.
  */
-static struct stconn *sc_new(struct sedesc *sedesc)
+struct stconn *sc_new(struct sedesc *sedesc)
 {
 	struct stconn *sc;