diff --git a/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h b/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h
index 8f006efc..44e5f112 100644
--- a/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h
+++ b/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h
@@ -650,6 +650,10 @@ gpujpeg_pixel_format_get_name(enum gpujpeg_pixel_format pixel_format);
 GPUJPEG_API int
 gpujpeg_pixel_format_is_planar(enum gpujpeg_pixel_format pixel_format);
 
+/** Calls cudaDeviceReset() */
+GPUJPEG_API void
+gpujpeg_device_reset(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gpujpeg_common.c b/src/gpujpeg_common.c
index 44b55fc9..25171bd3 100644
--- a/src/gpujpeg_common.c
+++ b/src/gpujpeg_common.c
@@ -2029,4 +2029,10 @@ float gpujpeg_custom_timer_get_duration(cudaEvent_t start, cudaEvent_t stop) {
     return elapsedTime;
 }
 
+void
+gpujpeg_device_reset(void)
+{
+    cudaDeviceReset();
+}
+
 /* vi: set expandtab sw=4 : */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 63c72c41..22e941a4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-    cudaDeviceReset(); // to allow "cuda-memcheck --leak-check full"
+    gpujpeg_device_reset(); // to allow "cuda-memcheck --leak-check full"
 #endif // defined DEBUG
 
     return ret;