diff --git a/common/bootchooser.c b/common/bootchooser.c
index f2174a1..455f290 100644
--- a/common/bootchooser.c
+++ b/common/bootchooser.c
@@ -827,15 +827,10 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int bootchooser_boot(struct bootentry *entry, int verbose, int dryrun)
+int bootchooser_boot(struct bootchooser *bc)
 {
-	struct bootchooser *bc = container_of(entry, struct bootchooser,
-						       entry);
 	int ret, tryagain;
 
-	bc->verbose = verbose;
-	bc->dryrun = dryrun;
-
 	do {
 		ret = bootchooser_boot_one(bc, &tryagain);
 
@@ -846,6 +841,16 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int bootchooser_entry_boot(struct bootentry *entry, int verbose, int dryrun)
+{
+	struct bootchooser *bc = container_of(entry, struct bootchooser,
+						       entry);
+	bc->verbose = verbose;
+	bc->dryrun = dryrun;
+
+	return bootchooser_boot(bc);
+}
+
 static void bootchooser_release(struct bootentry *entry)
 {
 	struct bootchooser *bc = container_of(entry, struct bootchooser,
@@ -874,7 +879,7 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(bc))
 		return PTR_ERR(bc);
 
-	bc->entry.boot = bootchooser_boot;
+	bc->entry.boot = bootchooser_entry_boot;
 	bc->entry.release = bootchooser_release;
 	bc->entry.title = xstrdup("bootchooser");
 	bc->entry.description = xstrdup("bootchooser");
diff --git a/include/bootchooser.h b/include/bootchooser.h
index 246258e..7822c01 100644
--- a/include/bootchooser.h
+++ b/include/bootchooser.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 void bootchooser_info(struct bootchooser *bootchooser);
 
+int bootchooser_boot(struct bootchooser *bc);
+
 struct bootchooser_target *bootchooser_get_last_chosen(struct bootchooser *bootchooser);
 const char *bootchooser_target_name(struct bootchooser_target *target);
 struct bootchooser_target *bootchooser_target_by_name(struct bootchooser *bootchooser,