diff --git a/include/spdk/trace.h b/include/spdk/trace.h
index 13fae6797..520a945df 100644
--- a/include/spdk/trace.h
+++ b/include/spdk/trace.h
@@ -416,6 +416,14 @@ int spdk_trace_disable_tpoint_group(const char *group_name);
  */
 void spdk_trace_mask_usage(FILE *f, const char *tmask_arg);
 
+/**
+ * Create a tracepoint group mask from tracepoint group name
+ *
+ * \param group_name tracepoint group name string
+ * \return tpoint group mask on success, 0 on failure
+ */
+uint64_t spdk_trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(const char *group_name);
+
 struct spdk_trace_register_fn {
 	const char *name;
 	uint8_t tgroup_id;
diff --git a/lib/trace/Makefile b/lib/trace/Makefile
index ed26013dd..135e94a41 100644
--- a/lib/trace/Makefile
+++ b/lib/trace/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 SO_VER := 5
-SO_MINOR := 0
+SO_MINOR := 1
 
 C_SRCS = trace.c trace_flags.c trace_rpc.c
 LIBNAME = trace
diff --git a/lib/trace/spdk_trace.map b/lib/trace/spdk_trace.map
index 1e74c0fa5..49234d362 100644
--- a/lib/trace/spdk_trace.map
+++ b/lib/trace/spdk_trace.map
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	spdk_trace_mask_usage;
 	spdk_trace_add_register_fn;
 	spdk_trace_tpoint_register_relation;
+	spdk_trace_create_tpoint_group_mask;
 
 	# public variables
 	g_trace_histories;
diff --git a/lib/trace/trace_flags.c b/lib/trace/trace_flags.c
index 7f5043554..5765665bf 100644
--- a/lib/trace/trace_flags.c
+++ b/lib/trace/trace_flags.c
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ spdk_trace_get_next_register_fn(struct spdk_trace_register_fn *register_fn)
 	return register_fn->next;
 }
 
-static uint64_t
-trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(const char *group_name)
+uint64_t
+spdk_trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(const char *group_name)
 {
 	uint64_t tpoint_group_mask = 0;
 	struct spdk_trace_register_fn *register_fn;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ spdk_trace_enable_tpoint_group(const char *group_name)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	tpoint_group_mask = trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(group_name);
+	tpoint_group_mask = spdk_trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(group_name);
 	if (tpoint_group_mask == 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ spdk_trace_disable_tpoint_group(const char *group_name)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	tpoint_group_mask = trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(group_name);
+	tpoint_group_mask = spdk_trace_create_tpoint_group_mask(group_name);
 	if (tpoint_group_mask == 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}