diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 4752fee..123c982 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool bdrv_is_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    return bs->read_only;
+}
+
 int bdrv_set_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs, bool read_only, Error **errp)
 {
     /* Do not set read_only if copy_on_read is enabled */
@@ -3375,11 +3380,6 @@
     *nb_sectors_ptr = nb_sectors < 0 ? 0 : nb_sectors;
 }
 
-bool bdrv_is_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    return bs->read_only;
-}
-
 bool bdrv_is_sg(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     return bs->sg;