diff --git a/Src/Modules/zftp.c b/Src/Modules/zftp.c
index 9bcc65fa2..023d7de18 100644
--- a/Src/Modules/zftp.c
+++ b/Src/Modules/zftp.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ getipnodebyname(char const *name, int af, int flags, int *errorp)
 # ifndef HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME2
 
 /**/
-static struct hostent *
+struct hostent *
 gethostbyname2(char const *name, int af)
 {
 	if(af != AF_INET) {