diff --git a/py/objlist.c b/py/objlist.c
index 36b4d962ef..c1be0bdeb7 100644
--- a/py/objlist.c
+++ b/py/objlist.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_list_from_iter(mp_obj_t iterable) {
     return list_extend_from_iter(list, iterable);
 }
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t list_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_list_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     (void)type_in;
     mp_arg_check_num(n_args, n_kw, 0, 1, false);