diff --git a/include/monitor/monitor.h b/include/monitor/monitor.h
index 1e6f4c9bd7..033390f699 100644
--- a/include/monitor/monitor.h
+++ b/include/monitor/monitor.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int monitor_puts(Monitor *mon, const char *str);
 int monitor_vprintf(Monitor *mon, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
     G_GNUC_PRINTF(2, 0);
 int monitor_printf(Monitor *mon, const char *fmt, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF(2, 3);
+void monitor_printc(Monitor *mon, int ch);
 void monitor_flush(Monitor *mon);
 int monitor_set_cpu(Monitor *mon, int cpu_index);
 int monitor_get_cpu_index(Monitor *mon);
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index c531d95b5b..7a0ba35923 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -304,33 +304,6 @@ static void hmp_gdbserver(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 }
 
-static void monitor_printc(Monitor *mon, int c)
-{
-    monitor_printf(mon, "'");
-    switch(c) {
-    case '\'':
-        monitor_printf(mon, "\\'");
-        break;
-    case '\\':
-        monitor_printf(mon, "\\\\");
-        break;
-    case '\n':
-        monitor_printf(mon, "\\n");
-        break;
-    case '\r':
-        monitor_printf(mon, "\\r");
-        break;
-    default:
-        if (c >= 32 && c <= 126) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "%c", c);
-        } else {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "\\x%02x", c);
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-    monitor_printf(mon, "'");
-}
-
 static void memory_dump(Monitor *mon, int count, int format, int wsize,
                         hwaddr addr, int is_physical)
 {
diff --git a/monitor/monitor.c b/monitor/monitor.c
index 7ed7bd5342..e1d5002adf 100644
--- a/monitor/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor/monitor.c
@@ -260,6 +260,33 @@ int monitor_printf(Monitor *mon, const char *fmt, ...)
     return ret;
 }
 
+void monitor_printc(Monitor *mon, int c)
+{
+    monitor_printf(mon, "'");
+    switch(c) {
+    case '\'':
+        monitor_printf(mon, "\\'");
+        break;
+    case '\\':
+        monitor_printf(mon, "\\\\");
+        break;
+    case '\n':
+        monitor_printf(mon, "\\n");
+        break;
+    case '\r':
+        monitor_printf(mon, "\\r");
+        break;
+    default:
+        if (c >= 32 && c <= 126) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "%c", c);
+        } else {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "\\x%02x", c);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    monitor_printf(mon, "'");
+}
+
 /*
  * Print to current monitor if we have one, else to stderr.
  */