diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_bundle_init.c b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_bundle_init.c
index 3b3b7b721..55ddc02fb 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_bundle_init.c
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_bundle_init.c
@@ -944,6 +944,12 @@ filter_device_features(struct vk_bundle *vk,
  *
  */
 
+VkResult
+vk_select_physical_device(struct vk_bundle *vk, int forced_index)
+{
+	return select_physical_device(vk, forced_index);
+}
+
 XRT_CHECK_RESULT VkResult
 vk_create_device(struct vk_bundle *vk,
                  int forced_index,
diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
index 7f0f63c7e..b36d07256 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
@@ -618,6 +618,14 @@ vk_build_instance_extensions(struct vk_bundle *vk,
 void
 vk_fill_in_has_instance_extensions(struct vk_bundle *vk, struct u_string_list *ext_list);
 
+/*!
+ * Setup the physical device, this is called by vk_create_device but has uses
+ * for outside of that.
+ *
+ * @ingroup aux_vk
+ */
+VkResult
+vk_select_physical_device(struct vk_bundle *vk, int forced_index);
 
 /*!
  * Used to enable device features as a argument @ref vk_create_device.