diff --git a/Python/pytime.c b/Python/pytime.c
index 0ffe799..eb5685b 100644
--- a/Python/pytime.c
+++ b/Python/pytime.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                     "timestamp out of range for platform time_t");
 }
 
-static time_t
+time_t
 _PyLong_AsTime_t(PyObject *obj)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_LONG_LONG) && SIZEOF_TIME_T == SIZEOF_LONG_LONG