diff --git a/src/cff/cffparse.c b/src/cff/cffparse.c
index f8270aa52..3b076704c 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffparse.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffparse.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 
 
   /* read a floating point number, either integer or real */
-  static FT_Fixed
+  FT_LOCAL_DEF( FT_Fixed )
   cff_parse_fixed( CFF_Parser  parser,
                    FT_Byte**   d )
   {
diff --git a/src/cff/cffparse.h b/src/cff/cffparse.h
index b6378a8e8..418caacc6 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffparse.h
+++ b/src/cff/cffparse.h
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   cff_parse_num( CFF_Parser  parser,
                  FT_Byte**   d );
 
+  FT_LOCAL( FT_Fixed )
+  cff_parse_fixed( CFF_Parser  parser,
+                   FT_Byte**   d );
+
   FT_LOCAL( FT_Error )
   cff_parser_init( CFF_Parser  parser,
                    FT_UInt     code,