diff --git a/src/driver.cpp b/src/driver.cpp
--- a/src/driver.cpp
+++ b/src/driver.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ char *_ini_musicdriver;
 
 char *_ini_blitter;
 
-static const char* GetDriverParam(const char* const* parm, const char* name)
+const char* GetDriverParam(const char* const* parm, const char* name)
 {
 	size_t len;
 
diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "string_func.h"
 #include <map>
 
+const char *GetDriverParam(const char * const *parm, const char *name);
 bool GetDriverParamBool(const char * const *parm, const char *name);
 int GetDriverParamInt(const char * const *parm, const char *name, int def);