diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index 293aaa7..bf2c7e8 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int libxl_ctx_free(struct libxl_ctx *ctx)
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 int libxl_domain_make(struct libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_domain_create_info *info,
-                       uint32_t *domid)
+                      uint32_t *domid)
 {
     int flags, ret, i, rc;
     char *uuid_string;
@@ -1020,6 +1020,41 @@ retry_transaction:
     return 0;
 }
 
+int libxl_stubdom_make(struct libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_stubdom_create_info *info,
+                       libxl_domain_build_state *state, uint32_t *domid)
+{
+    int ret, i;
+    libxl_domain_create_info c_info;
+    libxl_domain_build_info b_info;
+
+    memset(&c_info, 0x00, sizeof(libxl_domain_create_info));
+    c_info.hvm = 0;
+    c_info.name = libxl_sprintf(ctx, "%s-dm", libxl_domid_to_name(ctx, info->target_domid));
+    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+        c_info.uuid[i] = info->uuid[i];
+
+    memset(&b_info, 0x00, sizeof(libxl_domain_build_info));
+    b_info.max_vcpus = 1;
+    b_info.max_memkb = info->max_memkb;
+    b_info.target_memkb = b_info.max_memkb;
+    b_info.kernel = libxl_abs_path(ctx, "ioemu-stubdom.gz", libxl_xenfirmwaredir_path());
+    b_info.u.pv.cmdline = libxl_sprintf(ctx, " -d %d", info->target_domid);
+    b_info.u.pv.ramdisk = "";
+    b_info.u.pv.features = "";
+    b_info.hvm = 0;
+
+    ret = libxl_domain_make(ctx, &c_info, domid);
+    if (ret)
+        return ret;
+    ret = libxl_domain_build(ctx, &b_info, *domid, state);
+    if (ret)
+        return ret;
+
+    xc_domain_set_target(ctx->xch, *domid, info->target_domid);
+    xs_set_target(ctx->xsh, *domid, info->target_domid);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int libxl_create_stubdom(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                                 libxl_device_model_info *info,
                                 libxl_device_disk *disks, int num_disks,
@@ -1030,40 +1065,27 @@ static int libxl_create_stubdom(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
 {
     int i, num_console = 1, ret;
     libxl_device_console *console;
-    libxl_domain_create_info c_info;
-    libxl_domain_build_info b_info;
     libxl_domain_build_state state;
     uint32_t domid;
     char **args;
     struct xs_permissions perm[2];
     xs_transaction_t t;
     libxl_device_model_starting *dm_starting = 0;
+    libxl_stubdom_create_info stubinfo;
+
+    /* initialize stubinfo create structure */
+    stubinfo.target_domid = info->domid;
+    stubinfo.max_memkb = 32 * 1024;
+    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+        stubinfo.uuid[i] = info->uuid[i];
+    ret = libxl_stubdom_make(ctx, &stubinfo, &state, &domid);
+    if (ret)
+        return ret;
 
     args = libxl_build_device_model_args(ctx, info, vifs, num_vifs);
     if (!args)
         return ERROR_FAIL;
 
-    memset(&c_info, 0x00, sizeof(libxl_domain_create_info));
-    c_info.hvm = 0;
-    c_info.name = libxl_sprintf(ctx, "%s-dm", libxl_domid_to_name(ctx, info->domid));
-    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
-        c_info.uuid[i] = info->uuid[i];
-
-    memset(&b_info, 0x00, sizeof(libxl_domain_build_info));
-    b_info.max_vcpus = 1;
-    b_info.max_memkb = 32 * 1024;
-    b_info.target_memkb = b_info.max_memkb;
-    b_info.kernel = libxl_abs_path(ctx, "ioemu-stubdom.gz", libxl_xenfirmwaredir_path());
-    b_info.u.pv.cmdline = libxl_sprintf(ctx, " -d %d", info->domid);
-    b_info.u.pv.ramdisk = "";
-    b_info.u.pv.features = "";
-    b_info.hvm = 0;
-
-    ret = libxl_domain_make(ctx, &c_info, &domid);
-    if (ret) return ret;
-    ret = libxl_domain_build(ctx, &b_info, domid, &state);
-    if (ret) return ret;
-
     libxl_write_dmargs(ctx, domid, info->domid, args);
     libxl_xs_write(ctx, XBT_NULL,
                    libxl_sprintf(ctx, "%s/image/device-model-domid", libxl_xs_get_dompath(ctx, info->domid)),
@@ -1071,8 +1093,6 @@ static int libxl_create_stubdom(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
     libxl_xs_write(ctx, XBT_NULL,
                    libxl_sprintf(ctx, "%s/target", libxl_xs_get_dompath(ctx, domid)),
                    "%d", info->domid);
-    xc_domain_set_target(ctx->xch, domid, info->domid);
-    xs_set_target(ctx->xsh, domid, info->domid);
 
     perm[0].id = domid;
     perm[0].perms = XS_PERM_NONE;
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.h b/tools/libxl/libxl.h
index 85f8196..a0a3a1a 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.h
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ typedef struct {
 } libxl_domain_build_info;
 
 typedef struct {
+    uint8_t uuid[16];
+    char *name;
+    uint32_t max_memkb;
+    uint32_t target_domid;
+} libxl_stubdom_create_info;
+
+typedef struct {
     uint32_t store_port;
     unsigned long store_mfn;
     uint32_t console_port;
@@ -364,6 +371,9 @@ struct libxl_dominfo * libxl_list_domain(struct libxl_ctx*, int *nb_domain);
 struct libxl_poolinfo * libxl_list_pool(struct libxl_ctx*, int *nb_pool);
 struct libxl_vminfo * libxl_list_vm(struct libxl_ctx *ctx, int *nb_vm);
 
+int libxl_stubdom_make(struct libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_stubdom_create_info *info,
+                       libxl_domain_build_state *state, uint32_t *domid);
+
 typedef struct libxl_device_model_starting libxl_device_model_starting;
 int libxl_create_device_model(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                               libxl_device_model_info *info,