diff --git a/src/ex_eval.c b/src/ex_eval.c
index e996ce2..3c865c3 100644
--- a/src/ex_eval.c
+++ b/src/ex_eval.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
 /*
  * Remove an exception from the caught stack.
  */
-    static void
+    void
 finish_exception(except_T *excp)
 {
     if (excp != caught_stack)