diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fb6d32b2f..e9e982043 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ CAmount GetMinRelayFee(const CTransaction& tx, const CTxMemPool& pool, unsigned
 }
 
 /** Convert CValidationState to a human-readable message for logging */
-static std::string FormatStateMessage(const CValidationState &state)
+std::string FormatStateMessage(const CValidationState &state)
 {
     return strprintf("%s%s (code %i)",
         state.GetRejectReason(),
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 16dff2836..19623f4d9 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ void PruneAndFlush();
 bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransaction &tx, bool fLimitFree,
                         bool* pfMissingInputs, bool fOverrideMempoolLimit=false, bool fRejectAbsurdFee=false);
 
+/** Convert CValidationState to a human-readable message for logging */
+std::string FormatStateMessage(const CValidationState &state);
 
 struct CNodeStateStats {
     int nMisbehavior;