diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index f2ff787..fde68be 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@
  * Check for an Ex command with optional tail, not followed by "(".
  * If there is a match advance "pp" to the argument and return TRUE.
  */
-    static int
+    int
 checkforcmd_noparen(
     char_u	**pp,		// start of command
     char	*cmd,		// name of command