diff --git a/bench/bench-klib.c b/bench/bench-klib.c
index 897d4698..bf1d6e0c 100644
--- a/bench/bench-klib.c
+++ b/bench/bench-klib.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ test_dict_big(unsigned long  n)
 
 /********************************************************************************************/
 // NOTE: Needed for compiling
-static double drand48(void) { return rand_get(); }
+double drand48(void) { return rand_get(); }
 
 KSORT_INIT_GENERIC(float)