diff --git a/lib/std/json.zig b/lib/std/json.zig
index 5200f8236c..ac1047d1a9 100644
--- a/lib/std/json.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json.zig
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 // Unescape a JSON string
 // Only to be used on strings already validated by the parser
 // (note the unreachable statements and lack of bounds checking)
-fn unescapeString(output: []u8, input: []const u8) !void {
+pub fn unescapeString(output: []u8, input: []const u8) !void {
     var inIndex: usize = 0;
     var outIndex: usize = 0;