diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
index e1284e34b7..c3d0fd50ee 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ dnNormalize(
 	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 dnMatch(
 	int *matchp,
 	slap_mask_t flags,