diff --git a/include/patty/kiss.h b/include/patty/kiss.h
index 0b5fbb9..595ed1e 100644
--- a/include/patty/kiss.h
+++ b/include/patty/kiss.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ void patty_kiss_tnc_close(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc);
 
 int patty_kiss_tnc_dropped(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc);
 
+ssize_t patty_kiss_tnc_buffer(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc);
+
 ssize_t patty_kiss_tnc_recv(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc,
     void **frame, int *port);
 
diff --git a/src/kiss.c b/src/kiss.c
index d0c0d5c..c010694 100644
--- a/src/kiss.c
+++ b/src/kiss.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void patty_kiss_tnc_close(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc) {
      free(tnc);
 }
 
-static ssize_t tnc_buffer(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc) {
+ssize_t patty_kiss_tnc_buffer(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc) {
      size_t fillsz  = tnc->bufsz - tnc->buflen;
     ssize_t readlen = 0;
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ssize_t patty_kiss_tnc_recv(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc, void **frame, int *port) {
         /*
          * Fill the buffer with something to parse.
          */
-        if ((buffered = tnc_buffer(tnc)) < 0) {
+        if ((buffered = patty_kiss_tnc_buffer(tnc)) < 0) {
             goto error_io;
         }