diff --git a/include/haproxy/proto_udp.h b/include/haproxy/proto_udp.h
index 7de84130c..6b4f36525 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/proto_udp.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/proto_udp.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ extern struct protocol proto_udp4;
 extern struct protocol proto_udp6;
 
 int udp_bind_socket(int fd, int flags, struct sockaddr_storage *local, struct sockaddr_storage *remote);
+int udp_suspend_receiver(struct receiver *rx);
+int udp_resume_receiver(struct receiver *rx);
 
 #endif /* _PROTO_PROTO_UDP_H */
 
diff --git a/src/proto_udp.c b/src/proto_udp.c
index d0543174e..56d351823 100644
--- a/src/proto_udp.c
+++ b/src/proto_udp.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 #include <haproxy/task.h>
 
 static int udp_bind_listener(struct listener *listener, char *errmsg, int errlen);
-static int udp_suspend_receiver(struct receiver *rx);
-static int udp_resume_receiver(struct receiver *rx);
 static void udp_enable_listener(struct listener *listener);
 static void udp_disable_listener(struct listener *listener);
 
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ static void udp_disable_listener(struct listener *l)
  * to do this is to connect to any address that is reachable and will not be
  * used by regular traffic, and a great one is reconnecting to self.
  */
-static int udp_suspend_receiver(struct receiver *rx)
+int udp_suspend_receiver(struct receiver *rx)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 	socklen_t len = sizeof(ss);
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ static int udp_suspend_receiver(struct receiver *rx)
  * connecting to AF_UNSPEC. The association breaks and the socket starts to
  * receive from everywhere again.
  */
-static int udp_resume_receiver(struct receiver *rx)
+int udp_resume_receiver(struct receiver *rx)
 {
 	const struct sockaddr sa = { .sa_family = AF_UNSPEC };