diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address.c b/src/detect-engine-address.c
index 53a983a3f3..f6146fa283 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address.c
@@ -137,12 +137,11 @@ DetectAddress *DetectAddressCopy(DetectAddress *orig)
 }
 
 /**
- * \internal
  * \brief Frees a list of DetectAddress instances.
  *
  * \param head Pointer to a list of DetectAddress instances to be freed.
  */
-static void DetectAddressCleanupList(DetectAddress *head)
+void DetectAddressCleanupList(DetectAddress *head)
 {
     for (DetectAddress *cur = head; cur != NULL; ) {
         DetectAddress *next = cur->next;
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address.h b/src/detect-engine-address.h
index a98c016f5d..915effc004 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address.h
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void DetectAddressFree(DetectAddress *);
 DetectAddress *DetectAddressCopy(DetectAddress *);
 int DetectAddressParse(const DetectEngineCtx *, DetectAddressHead *, const char *);
 void DetectAddressHeadCleanup(DetectAddressHead *);
+void DetectAddressCleanupList(DetectAddress *head);
 
 bool DetectAddressListsAreEqual(DetectAddress *list1, DetectAddress *list2);