diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
index 3b3b6ec381..e4ddfd067f 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
@@ -892,6 +892,21 @@ static bool ok_to_default_memkb_in_create(libxl__gc *gc)
      */
 }
 
+static unsigned long libxl__get_required_iommu_memory(unsigned long maxmem_kb)
+{
+    unsigned long iommu_pages = 0, mem_pages = maxmem_kb / 4;
+    unsigned int level;
+
+    /* Assume a 4 level page table with 512 entries per level */
+    for (level = 0; level < 4; level++)
+    {
+        mem_pages = DIV_ROUNDUP(mem_pages, 512);
+        iommu_pages += mem_pages;
+    }
+
+    return iommu_pages * 4;
+}
+
 int libxl__domain_config_setdefault(libxl__gc *gc,
                                     libxl_domain_config *d_config,
                                     uint32_t domid)
@@ -1015,7 +1030,7 @@ int libxl__domain_config_setdefault(libxl__gc *gc,
         && ok_to_default_memkb_in_create(gc))
         d_config->b_info.iommu_memkb =
             (d_config->c_info.passthrough == LIBXL_PASSTHROUGH_SYNC_PT)
-            ? libxl_get_required_iommu_memory(d_config->b_info.max_memkb)
+            ? libxl__get_required_iommu_memory(d_config->b_info.max_memkb)
             : 0;
 
     ret = libxl__domain_build_info_setdefault(gc, &d_config->b_info);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.c
index 405733b7e1..f360f5e228 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.c
@@ -48,21 +48,6 @@ unsigned long libxl_get_required_shadow_memory(unsigned long maxmem_kb, unsigned
     return 4 * (256 * smp_cpus + 2 * (maxmem_kb / 1024));
 }
 
-unsigned long libxl_get_required_iommu_memory(unsigned long maxmem_kb)
-{
-    unsigned long iommu_pages = 0, mem_pages = maxmem_kb / 4;
-    unsigned int level;
-
-    /* Assume a 4 level page table with 512 entries per level */
-    for (level = 0; level < 4; level++)
-    {
-        mem_pages = DIV_ROUNDUP(mem_pages, 512);
-        iommu_pages += mem_pages;
-    }
-
-    return iommu_pages * 4;
-}
-
 char *libxl_domid_to_name(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid)
 {
     unsigned int len;
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.h b/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.h
index 630ccbe28a..46918aea84 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_utils.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const
 char *libxl_basename(const char *name); /* returns string from strdup */
 
 unsigned long libxl_get_required_shadow_memory(unsigned long maxmem_kb, unsigned int smp_cpus);
-unsigned long libxl_get_required_iommu_memory(unsigned long maxmem_kb);
+  /* deprecated; see LIBXL_HAVE_DOMAIN_NEED_MEMORY_CONFIG in libxl.h */
 int libxl_name_to_domid(libxl_ctx *ctx, const char *name, uint32_t *domid);
 int libxl_domain_qualifier_to_domid(libxl_ctx *ctx, const char *name, uint32_t *domid);
 char *libxl_domid_to_name(libxl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t domid);