diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
index 60e9deaba73..fea10bce298 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
@@ -406,6 +406,29 @@ ExecuteSqlQuery(Archive *AHX, const char *query, ExecStatusType status)
 	return res;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Execute an SQL query and verify that we got exactly one row back.
+ */
+PGresult *
+ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow(Archive *fout, char *query)
+{
+	PGresult   *res;
+	int			ntups;
+
+	res = ExecuteSqlQuery(fout, query, PGRES_TUPLES_OK);
+
+	/* Expecting a single result only */
+	ntups = PQntuples(res);
+	if (ntups != 1)
+		exit_horribly(NULL,
+					  ngettext("query returned %d row instead of one: %s\n",
+							   "query returned %d rows instead of one: %s\n",
+							   ntups),
+					  ntups, query);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
 /*
  * Convenience function to send a query.
  * Monitors result to detect COPY statements
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.h b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.h
index 2eea1c33ebd..b7036e6bd80 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.h
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ extern int	ExecuteSqlCommandBuf(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *buf, size_t bufLe
 extern void ExecuteSqlStatement(Archive *AHX, const char *query);
 extern PGresult *ExecuteSqlQuery(Archive *AHX, const char *query,
 				ExecStatusType status);
+extern PGresult *ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow(Archive *fout, char *query);
 
 extern void EndDBCopyMode(ArchiveHandle *AH, struct _tocEntry * te);
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index c870b7dfc5f..c0a9d8b7c70 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ static bool nonemptyReloptions(const char *reloptions);
 static void fmtReloptionsArray(Archive *fout, PQExpBuffer buffer,
 				   const char *reloptions, const char *prefix);
 static char *get_synchronized_snapshot(Archive *fout);
-static PGresult *ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow(Archive *fout, char *query);
 static void setupDumpWorker(Archive *AHX, RestoreOptions *ropt);
 
 
@@ -15295,26 +15294,3 @@ fmtReloptionsArray(Archive *fout, PQExpBuffer buffer, const char *reloptions,
 	if (options)
 		free(options);
 }
-
-/*
- * Execute an SQL query and verify that we got exactly one row back.
- */
-static PGresult *
-ExecuteSqlQueryForSingleRow(Archive *fout, char *query)
-{
-	PGresult   *res;
-	int			ntups;
-
-	res = ExecuteSqlQuery(fout, query, PGRES_TUPLES_OK);
-
-	/* Expecting a single result only */
-	ntups = PQntuples(res);
-	if (ntups != 1)
-		exit_horribly(NULL,
-					  ngettext("query returned %d row instead of one: %s\n",
-							   "query returned %d rows instead of one: %s\n",
-							   ntups),
-					  ntups, query);
-
-	return res;
-}