diff --git a/src/basic/locale-util.c b/src/basic/locale-util.c
index c367c03a4a..e4ce289c51 100644
--- a/src/basic/locale-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/locale-util.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ out:
         return (bool) cached_answer;
 }
 
-static bool emoji_enabled(void) {
+bool emoji_enabled(void) {
         static int cached_emoji_enabled = -1;
 
         if (cached_emoji_enabled < 0) {
diff --git a/src/basic/locale-util.h b/src/basic/locale-util.h
index 9c85928e16..7d77fa2bda 100644
--- a/src/basic/locale-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/locale-util.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 const char *special_glyph(SpecialGlyph code) _const_;
 
+bool emoji_enabled(void);
+
 const char* locale_variable_to_string(LocaleVariable i) _const_;
 LocaleVariable locale_variable_from_string(const char *s) _pure_;