diff --git a/src/pipewire/log.c b/src/pipewire/log.c
index 6e505754a..4e92517af 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/log.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/log.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ parse_log_string(const char *str, struct spa_list *list, enum spa_log_level *lev
 	return 0;
 }
 
+SPA_EXPORT
 int pw_log_set_level_string(const char *str)
 {
 	struct spa_list new_patterns = SPA_LIST_INIT(&new_patterns);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/log.h b/src/pipewire/log.h
index 44be092fa..4816d4d2c 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/log.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/log.h
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ struct spa_log *pw_log_get(void);
 /** Configure the logging level */
 void pw_log_set_level(enum spa_log_level level);
 
+/**
+ * Configure the logging level using a string
+ * in PIPEWIRE_DEBUG format.
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+int pw_log_set_level_string(const char *str);
+
 /** Log a message for a topic */
 void
 pw_log_logt(enum spa_log_level level,
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index ad9c293b5..aa077bd6f 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -1295,8 +1295,6 @@ void pw_settings_clean(struct pw_context *context);
 
 bool pw_should_dlclose(void);
 
-int pw_log_set_level_string(const char *str);
-
 void pw_log_topic_register_enum(const struct spa_log_topic_enum *e);
 void pw_log_topic_unregister_enum(const struct spa_log_topic_enum *e);