diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index 67d8157c..cf13ef70 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ _litest_checkpoint(const char *func,
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 litest_backtrace(void)
 {
 #ifndef LITEST_DISABLE_BACKTRACE_LOGGING
diff --git a/test/litest.h b/test/litest.h
index c1bf8b77..fdd0899f 100644
--- a/test/litest.h
+++ b/test/litest.h
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ litest_fail_comparison_str(const char *file,
 #define litest_assert_double_ge(a_, b_)\
 	litest_assert_double_ge_epsilon((a_), (b_),LITEST_DEFAULT_EPSILON)
 
+void litest_backtrace(void);
+
 enum litest_device_type {
 	LITEST_NO_DEVICE = -1,
 	/* Touchpads and associated devices */