diff --git a/tools/plugin/alsaplug/ctl.c b/tools/plugin/alsaplug/ctl.c
index be38587135c0..c235591a5f1f 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/alsaplug/ctl.c
+++ b/tools/plugin/alsaplug/ctl.c
@@ -198,20 +198,6 @@ static int plug_ctl_get_integer_info(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void plug_ctl_ipc_message(struct ipc4_module_large_config *config, int param_id,
-				 size_t size, uint32_t module_id, uint32_t instance_id,
-				 uint32_t type)
-{
-	config->primary.r.type = type;
-	config->primary.r.msg_tgt = SOF_IPC4_MESSAGE_TARGET_MODULE_MSG;
-	config->primary.r.rsp = SOF_IPC4_MESSAGE_DIR_MSG_REQUEST;
-	config->primary.r.module_id = module_id;
-	config->primary.r.instance_id = instance_id;
-
-	config->extension.r.data_off_size = size;
-	config->extension.r.large_param_id = param_id;
-}
-
 static int plug_ctl_read_integer(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, long *value)
 {
 	snd_sof_ctl_t *ctl = ext->private_data;
diff --git a/tools/plugin/common.c b/tools/plugin/common.c
index 91b6e5df5b58..1674dea5f787 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/common.c
+++ b/tools/plugin/common.c
@@ -250,3 +250,17 @@ int plug_mq_cmd_tx_rx(struct plug_mq_desc *ipc_tx, struct plug_mq_desc *ipc_rx,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void plug_ctl_ipc_message(struct ipc4_module_large_config *config, int param_id,
+			  size_t size, uint32_t module_id, uint32_t instance_id,
+			  uint32_t type)
+{
+	config->primary.r.type = type;
+	config->primary.r.msg_tgt = SOF_IPC4_MESSAGE_TARGET_MODULE_MSG;
+	config->primary.r.rsp = SOF_IPC4_MESSAGE_DIR_MSG_REQUEST;
+	config->primary.r.module_id = module_id;
+	config->primary.r.instance_id = instance_id;
+
+	config->extension.r.data_off_size = size;
+	config->extension.r.large_param_id = param_id;
+}
diff --git a/tools/plugin/common.h b/tools/plugin/common.h
index 5297d7564302..f849676fbcc8 100644
--- a/tools/plugin/common.h
+++ b/tools/plugin/common.h
@@ -317,4 +317,8 @@ static inline void data_dump(void *vdata, size_t bytes)
 	printf("\n");
 }
 
+void plug_ctl_ipc_message(struct ipc4_module_large_config *config, int param_id,
+			  size_t size, uint32_t module_id, uint32_t instance_id,
+			  uint32_t type);
+
 #endif