diff --git a/flash.h b/flash.h
index 11e638921..932419e81 100644
--- a/flash.h
+++ b/flash.h
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ void print_banner(void);
 void list_programmers_linebreak(int startcol, int cols, int paren);
 int selfcheck(void);
 int read_buf_from_file(unsigned char *buf, unsigned long size, const char *filename);
+int read_buf_from_include_args(const struct flashctx *const flash, unsigned char *buf);
 int write_buf_to_file(const unsigned char *buf, unsigned long size, const char *filename);
+int write_buf_to_include_args(const struct flashctx *const flash, unsigned char *buf);
 int prepare_flash_access(struct flashctx *, bool read_it, bool write_it, bool erase_it, bool verify_it);
 void finalize_flash_access(struct flashctx *);
 int do_read(struct flashctx *, const char *filename);
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 257112fff..8287c3141 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ out:
  * @param buf      Chip-sized buffer to write data to
  * @return 0 on success
  */
-static int read_buf_from_include_args(const struct flashctx *const flash,
+int read_buf_from_include_args(const struct flashctx *const flash,
 				      unsigned char *buf)
 {
 	const struct flashrom_layout *const layout = get_layout(flash);
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ out:
  * @param buf      Chip-sized buffer to read data from
  * @return 0 on success
  */
-static int write_buf_to_include_args(const struct flashctx *const flash,
+int write_buf_to_include_args(const struct flashctx *const flash,
 				     unsigned char *buf)
 {
 	const struct flashrom_layout *const layout = get_layout(flash);