diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
index cfc2d3a..388a1e8 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 
+#include "ashmem-internal.h"
+
 /* ashmem identity */
 static dev_t __ashmem_rdev;
 /*
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool has_memfd_support() {
+bool has_memfd_support() {
     static bool memfd_supported = __has_memfd_support();
     return memfd_supported;
 }
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-internal.h b/libcutils/ashmem-internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bd037b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+bool has_memfd_support();