--- a/mobile/android/modules/Home.jsm
+++ b/mobile/android/modules/Home.jsm
@@ -165,33 +165,37 @@ function Panel(options) {
 
   if ("layout" in options)
     this.layout = options.layout;
 
   if ("views" in options)
     this.views = options.views;
 }
 
+// We need this function to have access to the HomePanels
+// private members without leaking it outside Home.jsm.
+let handlePanelsGet;
+
 let HomePanels = (function () {
   // Holds the current set of registered panels that can be
   // installed, updated, uninstalled, or unregistered. This
   // is also used to retrieve the list of available panels
   // in the system (see HomePanels:Get handler).
   let _registeredPanels = {};
 
   let _panelToJSON = function(panel) {
     return {
       id: panel.id,
       title: panel.title,
       layout: panel.layout,
       views: panel.views
     };
   };
 
-  let _handleGet = function(data) {
+  handlePanelsGet = function(data) {
     let requestId = data.requestId;
     let ids = data.ids || null;
 
     let panels = [];
     for (let id in _registeredPanels) {
       let panel = _registeredPanels[id];
 
       // Null ids means we want to fetch all available panels
@@ -334,13 +338,13 @@ let HomePanels = (function () {
 this.Home = Object.freeze({
   banner: HomeBanner,
   panels: HomePanels,
 
   // Lazy notification observer registered in browser.js
   observe: function(subject, topic, data) {
     switch(topic) {
       case "HomePanels:Get":
-        HomePanels._handleGet(JSON.parse(data));
+        handlePanelsGet(JSON.parse(data));
         break;
     }
   }
 });