diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
index dec7095..f0b8505 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 
 /* Utility functions. */
-static int
+int
 ospf_str2area_id (const char *str, struct in_addr *area_id, int *format)
 {
   char *endptr = NULL;