diff --git a/include/osmocom/sbcap/sbcap_common.h b/include/osmocom/sbcap/sbcap_common.h
index 303cf6d..91a95eb 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/sbcap/sbcap_common.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/sbcap/sbcap_common.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ void sbcap_set_log_area(int log_area);
 SBcAP_ProcedureCode_t sbcap_pdu_get_procedure_code(const SBcAP_SBC_AP_PDU_t *pdu);
 SBcAP_Criticality_t sbcap_pdu_get_criticality(const SBcAP_SBC_AP_PDU_t *pdu);
 
+void *sbcap_as_find_ie(void *void_list, SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t ie_id);
+
 SBcAP_Write_Replace_Warning_Request_IEs_t *sbcap_alloc_Write_Replace_Warning_Request_IE(
 	long id, SBcAP_Criticality_t criticality, SBcAP_Write_Replace_Warning_Request_IEs__value_PR present);
 
diff --git a/src/sbcap/sbcap_common.c b/src/sbcap/sbcap_common.c
index 86ca0b2..0596b53 100644
--- a/src/sbcap/sbcap_common.c
+++ b/src/sbcap/sbcap_common.c
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@ SBcAP_Criticality_t sbcap_pdu_get_criticality(const SBcAP_SBC_AP_PDU_t *pdu)
 	}
 }
 
+void *sbcap_as_find_ie(void *void_list, SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t ie_id)
+{
+	A_SEQUENCE_OF(SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t) *li = (void *)void_list;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < li->count; i++) {
+		/* "SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t id" is first element in all *_IEs struct */
+		SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t *cur_ie_id = li->array[i];
+		if (*cur_ie_id == ie_id) {
+			return cur_ie_id;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void sbcap_set_log_area(int log_area)
 {
 	_sbcap_DSBCAP = log_area;
diff --git a/src/sbcap_link_fsm.c b/src/sbcap_link_fsm.c
index 4f89c3c..c632a4a 100644
--- a/src/sbcap_link_fsm.c
+++ b/src/sbcap_link_fsm.c
@@ -129,20 +129,6 @@ struct osmo_fsm sbcap_link_fsm = {
 	.cleanup = sbcap_link_fsm_cleanup,
 };
 
-static void *sbcap_as_find_ie(void *void_list, SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t ie_id)
-{
-	A_SEQUENCE_OF(SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t) *li = (void *)void_list;
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < li->count; i++) {
-		/* "SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t id" is first element in all *_IEs struct */
-		SBcAP_ProtocolIE_ID_t *cur_ie_id = li->array[i];
-		if (*cur_ie_id == ie_id) {
-			return cur_ie_id;
-		}
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static SBcAP_Message_Identifier_t *get_msg_id_ie(struct cbc_sbcap_link *link,
 						 const SBcAP_SBC_AP_PDU_t *pdu)
 {