diff --git a/lib/std/http/Client.zig b/lib/std/http/Client.zig
index 7a700e9a85..5d6a75cb28 100644
--- a/lib/std/http/Client.zig
+++ b/lib/std/http/Client.zig
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
         return c.stream_reader.getStream();
     }
 
-    fn host(c: *Connection) []u8 {
+    pub fn host(c: *Connection) []u8 {
         return switch (c.protocol) {
             .tls => {
                 if (disable_tls) unreachable;