diff --git a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
index 85c92fab9d..fa5de0f53a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
+++ b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt, unsigned lcore_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int rte_power_guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
+			unsigned int lcore_id)
+{
+	return guest_channel_send_msg(pkt, lcore_id);
+}
+
+
 void
 guest_channel_host_disconnect(unsigned lcore_id)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
index 9e18af523d..741339ca07 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
+++ b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ void guest_channel_host_disconnect(unsigned lcore_id);
  */
 int guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt, unsigned lcore_id);
 
+/**
+ * Send a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial to the host endpoint.
+ *
+ * @param pkt
+ *  Pointer to a populated struct channel_packet
+ *
+ * @param lcore_id
+ *  lcore_id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int rte_power_guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
+			unsigned int lcore_id);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/rte_power_version.map b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_version.map
index 9ae0627fc3..96dc42ec88 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/rte_power_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_version.map
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 DPDK_17.11 {
 	global:
 
+	rte_power_guest_channel_send_msg;
 	rte_power_freq_disable_turbo;
 	rte_power_freq_enable_turbo;
 	rte_power_turbo_status;