diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 4f17382..4fe1843 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -1529,14 +1529,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct flashrom_layout *get_layout(const struct flashctx *const flashctx)
-{
-	if (flashctx->layout && flashctx->layout->num_entries)
-		return flashctx->layout;
-	else
-		return &flashctx->fallback_layout.base;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Reads the included layout regions into a buffer.
  *
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 9bf0b03..7ce7c57 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
 	return &layout;
 }
 
+const struct flashrom_layout *get_layout(const struct flashrom_flashctx *const flashctx)
+{
+	if (flashctx->layout && flashctx->layout->num_entries)
+		return flashctx->layout;
+	else
+		return &flashctx->fallback_layout.base;
+}
+
 #ifndef __LIBPAYLOAD__
 int read_romlayout(const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/layout.h b/layout.h
index f32dc82..fd1049d 100644
--- a/layout.h
+++ b/layout.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 };
 
 struct flashrom_layout *get_global_layout(void);
+struct flashrom_flashctx;
+const struct flashrom_layout *get_layout(const struct flashrom_flashctx *const flashctx);
 
 int process_include_args(struct flashrom_layout *);