1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 8de556718e..54a89f3565 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ rb_str_equal(VALUE str1, VALUE str2)
  * Two strings are equal if they have the same length and content.
  */
 
-static VALUE
+VALUE
 rb_str_eql(VALUE str1, VALUE str2)
 {
     if (str1 == str2) return Qtrue;