diff --git a/common/common.cpp b/common/common.cpp
index 91acb66a0..ad45d84f8 100644
--- a/common/common.cpp
+++ b/common/common.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int32_t get_num_physical_cores() {
     return n_threads > 0 ? (n_threads <= 4 ? n_threads : n_threads / 2) : 4;
 }
 
-static void process_escapes(std::string& input) {
+void process_escapes(std::string& input) {
     std::size_t input_len = input.length();
     std::size_t output_idx = 0;