diff --git a/src/device/azalia_device.c b/src/device/azalia_device.c
index e12ffad61e..20e7d2b50e 100644
--- a/src/device/azalia_device.c
+++ b/src/device/azalia_device.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ no_codec:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
+u32 azalia_find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
 {
 	int idx = 0;
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void codec_init(struct device *dev, u8 *base, int addr)
 	/* 2 */
 	reg32 = read32(base + HDA_IR_REG);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "azalia_audio: codec viddid: %08x\n", reg32);
-	verb_size = find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
+	verb_size = azalia_find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
 
 	if (!verb_size) {
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "azalia_audio: No verb!\n");
diff --git a/src/include/device/azalia_device.h b/src/include/device/azalia_device.h
index 7bb8e10fbc..7b5f5d61b1 100644
--- a/src/include/device/azalia_device.h
+++ b/src/include/device/azalia_device.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define   HDA_ICII_VALID	(1 << 1)
 
 int azalia_set_bits(void *port, u32 mask, u32 val);
+u32 azalia_find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb);
 void azalia_audio_init(struct device *dev);
 extern struct device_operations default_azalia_audio_ops;
 
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/azalia.c b/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/azalia.c
index 5e810c4cc0..1925a6f47b 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/azalia.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/azalia.c
@@ -41,24 +41,6 @@ no_codec:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
-{
-	int idx = 0;
-
-	while (idx < (cim_verb_data_size / sizeof(u32))) {
-		u32 verb_size = 4 * cim_verb_data[idx + 2];	// in u32
-		if (cim_verb_data[idx] != viddid) {
-			idx += verb_size + 3;	// skip verb + header
-			continue;
-		}
-		*verb = &cim_verb_data[idx + 3];
-		return verb_size;
-	}
-
-	/* Not all codecs need to load another verb */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Wait 50usec for the codec to indicate it is ready.
  * No response would imply that the codec is non-operative.
@@ -131,7 +113,7 @@ static void codec_init(struct device *dev, u8 *base, int addr)
 	/* 2 */
 	reg32 = read32(base + HDA_IR_REG);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: codec viddid: %08x\n", reg32);
-	verb_size = find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
+	verb_size = azalia_find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
 
 	if (!verb_size) {
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: No verb!\n");
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/azalia.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/azalia.c
index a511468171..fa3e9b405c 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/azalia.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/azalia.c
@@ -39,24 +39,6 @@ no_codec:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
-{
-	int idx = 0;
-
-	while (idx < (cim_verb_data_size / sizeof(u32))) {
-		u32 verb_size = 4 * cim_verb_data[idx + 2];	// in u32
-		if (cim_verb_data[idx] != viddid) {
-			idx += verb_size + 3;	// skip verb + header
-			continue;
-		}
-		*verb = &cim_verb_data[idx + 3];
-		return verb_size;
-	}
-
-	/* Not all codecs need to load another verb */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Wait 50usec for the codec to indicate it is ready.
  * No response would imply that the codec is non-operative.
@@ -129,7 +111,7 @@ static void codec_init(struct device *dev, u8 *base, int addr)
 	/* 2 */
 	reg32 = read32(base + HDA_IR_REG);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: codec viddid: %08x\n", reg32);
-	verb_size = find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
+	verb_size = azalia_find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
 
 	if (!verb_size) {
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: No verb!\n");
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/azalia.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/azalia.c
index 7078e6798b..9752285632 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/azalia.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/azalia.c
@@ -39,24 +39,6 @@ no_codec:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
-{
-	int idx = 0;
-
-	while (idx < (cim_verb_data_size / sizeof(u32))) {
-		u32 verb_size = 4 * cim_verb_data[idx + 2];	// in u32
-		if (cim_verb_data[idx] != viddid) {
-			idx += verb_size + 3;	// skip verb + header
-			continue;
-		}
-		*verb = &cim_verb_data[idx + 3];
-		return verb_size;
-	}
-
-	/* Not all codecs need to load another verb */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Wait 50usec for the codec to indicate it is ready.
  * No response would imply that the codec is non-operative.
@@ -129,7 +111,7 @@ static void codec_init(struct device *dev, u8 *base, int addr)
 	/* 2 */
 	reg32 = read32(base + HDA_IR_REG);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: codec viddid: %08x\n", reg32);
-	verb_size = find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
+	verb_size = azalia_find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
 
 	if (!verb_size) {
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: No verb!\n");
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/azalia.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/azalia.c
index 982efb7412..81768bb693 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/azalia.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/azalia.c
@@ -39,24 +39,6 @@ no_codec:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
-{
-	int idx = 0;
-
-	while (idx < (cim_verb_data_size / sizeof(u32))) {
-		u32 verb_size = 4 * cim_verb_data[idx + 2];	// in u32
-		if (cim_verb_data[idx] != viddid) {
-			idx += verb_size + 3;	// skip verb + header
-			continue;
-		}
-		*verb = &cim_verb_data[idx + 3];
-		return verb_size;
-	}
-
-	/* Not all codecs need to load another verb */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Wait 50usec for the codec to indicate it is ready.
  * No response would imply that the codec is non-operative.
@@ -129,7 +111,7 @@ static void codec_init(struct device *dev, u8 *base, int addr)
 	/* 2 */
 	reg32 = read32(base + HDA_IR_REG);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: codec viddid: %08x\n", reg32);
-	verb_size = find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
+	verb_size = azalia_find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
 
 	if (!verb_size) {
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: No verb!\n");
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/azalia.c b/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/azalia.c
index 0c19598aa3..af4f8ff2b2 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/azalia.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/azalia.c
@@ -37,24 +37,6 @@ no_codec:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 find_verb(struct device *dev, u32 viddid, const u32 **verb)
-{
-	int idx = 0;
-
-	while (idx < (cim_verb_data_size / sizeof(u32))) {
-		u32 verb_size = 4 * cim_verb_data[idx + 2];	// in u32
-		if (cim_verb_data[idx] != viddid) {
-			idx += verb_size + 3;	// skip verb + header
-			continue;
-		}
-		*verb = &cim_verb_data[idx + 3];
-		return verb_size;
-	}
-
-	/* Not all codecs need to load another verb */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Wait 50usec for the codec to indicate it is ready.
  * No response would imply that the codec is non-operative.
@@ -127,7 +109,7 @@ static void codec_init(struct device *dev, u8 *base, int addr)
 	/* 2 */
 	reg32 = read32(base + HDA_IR_REG);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: codec viddid: %08x\n", reg32);
-	verb_size = find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
+	verb_size = azalia_find_verb(dev, reg32, &verb);
 
 	if (!verb_size) {
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Azalia: No verb!\n");