diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index 2cc56fd..1402ba4 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static f2b_jail_t defaults = {
   .tries    = DEFAULT_TRIES,
 };
 
-static void
+void
 f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(const char *value, char *name, char *init) {
   size_t len = 0;
   char *p = NULL;
diff --git a/src/jail.h b/src/jail.h
index 7066843..c964433 100644
--- a/src/jail.h
+++ b/src/jail.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ typedef struct f2b_jail_t {
   f2b_backend_t *backend;
 } f2b_jail_t;
 
+void f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(const char *value, char *name, char *init);
+
 f2b_jail_t *f2b_jail_create (f2b_config_section_t *section);
 void   f2b_jail_set_defaults(f2b_config_section_t *section);