diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 44260dd..dc43fd3 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
 pub const createStep = @import("compile_commands.zig").createStep;
+pub const extractHeaderDirsFromStep = @import("compile_commands.zig").extractHeaderDirsFromStep;
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     _ = b;
diff --git a/compile_commands.zig b/compile_commands.zig
index 6fd0ce5..c5f249c 100644
--- a/compile_commands.zig
+++ b/compile_commands.zig
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn createStep(b: *std.Build, name: []const u8, targets: []*std.Build.Compile
 
 /// Find all the header installation directories for a step.
 /// returns an owned arraylist
-fn extractHeaderDirsFromStep(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, step: *std.Build.CompileStep) std.ArrayList([]const u8) {
+pub fn extractHeaderDirsFromStep(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, step: *std.Build.CompileStep) std.ArrayList([]const u8) {
     var dirs = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(allocator);
     for (step.installed_headers.items) |header_step| {
         if (header_step.id == .install_file) {