diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c
index 5397de708d3c..48b9a803235a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define ADJ_SETOFFSET 0x0100
 
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
-static int clock_adjtime(clockid_t id, struct timex *tx)
+int clock_adjtime(clockid_t id, struct timex *tx)
 {
 	return syscall(__NR_clock_adjtime, id, tx);
 }