diff --git a/util/string-util.c b/util/string-util.c
index b0108811..fc2058e0 100644
--- a/util/string-util.c
+++ b/util/string-util.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ make_boolean_term (void *ctx, const char *prefix, const char *term,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static const char*
+const char*
 skip_space (const char *str)
 {
     while (*str && isspace ((unsigned char) *str))
diff --git a/util/string-util.h b/util/string-util.h
index 97770614..4c110a20 100644
--- a/util/string-util.h
+++ b/util/string-util.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ unsigned int strcase_hash (const void *ptr);
 
 void strip_trailing (char *str, char ch);
 
+const char* skip_space (const char *str);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif