diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 6b623d8..6d04feb 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ extern const struct efi_device_path_to_text_protocol efi_device_path_to_text;
 
 uint16_t *efi_dp_str(struct efi_device_path *dp);
 
+/* GUID of the EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL */
+extern const efi_guid_t efi_block_io_guid;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_global_variable_guid;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_console_control;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_device_path;
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c
index da92729..cccfc6d 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <part.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 
-static const efi_guid_t efi_block_io_guid = BLOCK_IO_GUID;
+const efi_guid_t efi_block_io_guid = BLOCK_IO_GUID;
 
 struct efi_disk_obj {
 	/* Generic EFI object parent class data */