1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 3de977afe3..26ae87a25e 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ str_strlen(VALUE str, rb_encoding *enc)
  *  Returns the character length of <i>str</i>.
  */
 
-static VALUE
+VALUE
 rb_str_length(VALUE str)
 {
     int len;