diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt
index c55c799e2a1..873dee49a6f 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ internal val ModuleDescriptor.namePrefix: String get() {
     return abbreviate(fullPrefix)
 }
 
-internal fun abbreviate(name: String): String {
+fun abbreviate(name: String): String {
     val normalizedName = name
             .capitalize()
             .replace("-|\\.".toRegex(), "_")