diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index 1d744eb..12607db 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ block-obj-y += write-threshold.o
 
 block-obj-y += crypto.o
 block-obj-y += probe/bochs.o probe/cloop.o probe/luks.o probe/dmg.o
+block-obj-y += probe/parallels.o
 
 common-obj-y += stream.o
 common-obj-y += commit.o
diff --git a/block/parallels.c b/block/parallels.c
index d6a1a61..547373e 100644
--- a/block/parallels.c
+++ b/block/parallels.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "block/probe.h"
+#include "block/driver/parallels.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/bswap.h"
@@ -39,29 +41,6 @@
 
 /**************************************************************/
 
-#define HEADER_MAGIC "WithoutFreeSpace"
-#define HEADER_MAGIC2 "WithouFreSpacExt"
-#define HEADER_VERSION 2
-#define HEADER_INUSE_MAGIC  (0x746F6E59)
-
-#define DEFAULT_CLUSTER_SIZE 1048576        /* 1 MiB */
-
-
-// always little-endian
-typedef struct ParallelsHeader {
-    char magic[16]; // "WithoutFreeSpace"
-    uint32_t version;
-    uint32_t heads;
-    uint32_t cylinders;
-    uint32_t tracks;
-    uint32_t bat_entries;
-    uint64_t nb_sectors;
-    uint32_t inuse;
-    uint32_t data_off;
-    char padding[12];
-} QEMU_PACKED ParallelsHeader;
-
-
 typedef enum ParallelsPreallocMode {
     PRL_PREALLOC_MODE_FALLOCATE = 0,
     PRL_PREALLOC_MODE_TRUNCATE = 1,
@@ -536,24 +515,6 @@ exit:
 }
 
 
-static int parallels_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
-                           const char *filename)
-{
-    const ParallelsHeader *ph = (const void *)buf;
-
-    if (buf_size < sizeof(ParallelsHeader)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if ((!memcmp(ph->magic, HEADER_MAGIC, 16) ||
-           !memcmp(ph->magic, HEADER_MAGIC2, 16)) &&
-           (le32_to_cpu(ph->version) == HEADER_VERSION)) {
-        return 100;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int parallels_update_header(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BDRVParallelsState *s = bs->opaque;
diff --git a/block/probe/parallels.c b/block/probe/parallels.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cddea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/probe/parallels.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "block/probe.h"
+#include "block/driver/parallels.h"
+
+int parallels_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
+                           const char *filename)
+{
+    const ParallelsHeader *ph = (const void *)buf;
+
+    if (buf_size < sizeof(ParallelsHeader)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if ((!memcmp(ph->magic, HEADER_MAGIC, 16) ||
+           !memcmp(ph->magic, HEADER_MAGIC2, 16)) &&
+           (le32_to_cpu(ph->version) == HEADER_VERSION)) {
+        return 100;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/block/driver/parallels.h b/include/block/driver/parallels.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512ef5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/block/driver/parallels.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef PARALLELS_H
+#define PARALLELS_H
+
+#define HEADER_MAGIC "WithoutFreeSpace"
+#define HEADER_MAGIC2 "WithouFreSpacExt"
+#define HEADER_VERSION 2
+#define HEADER_INUSE_MAGIC  (0x746F6E59)
+
+#define DEFAULT_CLUSTER_SIZE 1048576        /* 1 MiB */
+
+
+// always little-endian
+typedef struct ParallelsHeader {
+    char magic[16]; // "WithoutFreeSpace"
+    uint32_t version;
+    uint32_t heads;
+    uint32_t cylinders;
+    uint32_t tracks;
+    uint32_t bat_entries;
+    uint64_t nb_sectors;
+    uint32_t inuse;
+    uint32_t data_off;
+    char padding[12];
+} QEMU_PACKED ParallelsHeader;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/block/probe.h b/include/block/probe.h
index 267431d..f8b0984 100644
--- a/include/block/probe.h
+++ b/include/block/probe.h
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ int cloop_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename);
 int block_crypto_probe_luks(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
                             const char *filename);
 int dmg_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename);
+int parallels_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename);
 
 #endif
