diff --git a/blobmsg_json.c b/blobmsg_json.c
index badf87e..f629d76 100644
--- a/blobmsg_json.c
+++ b/blobmsg_json.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "blobmsg.h"
 #include "blobmsg_json.h"
 
-static bool blobmsg_add_object(struct blob_buf *b, json_object *obj)
+bool blobmsg_add_object(struct blob_buf *b, json_object *obj)
 {
 	json_object_object_foreach(obj, key, val) {
 		if (!blobmsg_add_json_element(b, key, val))
diff --git a/blobmsg_json.h b/blobmsg_json.h
index 242657d..4471a4e 100644
--- a/blobmsg_json.h
+++ b/blobmsg_json.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "blobmsg.h"
 
+bool blobmsg_add_object(struct blob_buf *b, json_object *obj);
 bool blobmsg_add_json_element(struct blob_buf *b, const char *name, json_object *obj);
 bool blobmsg_add_json_from_string(struct blob_buf *b, const char *str);