diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h b/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
index 2ca0ed7029..4bc7a59698 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ typedef struct PixelFormat {
 
 PixelFormat qemu_pixelformat_from_pixman(pixman_format_code_t format);
 pixman_format_code_t qemu_default_pixman_format(int bpp, bool native_endian);
+
+static inline PixelFormat qemu_default_pixelformat(int bpp)
+{
+    pixman_format_code_t fmt = qemu_default_pixman_format(bpp, true);
+    PixelFormat pf = qemu_pixelformat_from_pixman(fmt);
+    return pf;
+}
+
 pixman_format_code_t qemu_drm_format_to_pixman(uint32_t drm_format);
 uint32_t qemu_pixman_to_drm_format(pixman_format_code_t pixman);
 int qemu_pixman_get_type(int rshift, int gshift, int bshift, int endian);
diff --git a/include/ui/surface.h b/include/ui/surface.h
index d2542d3ace..8e5f3e35e8 100644
--- a/include/ui/surface.h
+++ b/include/ui/surface.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ typedef struct DisplaySurface {
     uint32_t share_handle_offset;
 } DisplaySurface;
 
-PixelFormat qemu_default_pixelformat(int bpp);
-
 DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface_from(int width, int height,
                                                 pixman_format_code_t format,
                                                 int linesize, uint8_t *data);
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 475a72aa08..ff56161765 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1390,13 +1390,6 @@ DisplaySurface *qemu_console_surface(QemuConsole *console)
     }
 }
 
-PixelFormat qemu_default_pixelformat(int bpp)
-{
-    pixman_format_code_t fmt = qemu_default_pixman_format(bpp, true);
-    PixelFormat pf = qemu_pixelformat_from_pixman(fmt);
-    return pf;
-}
-
 static QemuDisplay *dpys[DISPLAY_TYPE__MAX];
 
 void qemu_display_register(QemuDisplay *ui)