diff --git a/dwarves.c b/dwarves.c
index 2698fae..05b28f7 100644
--- a/dwarves.c
+++ b/dwarves.c
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ static void tag__delete(struct tag *self)
 	free(self);
 }
 
+struct tag *tag__follow_typedef(struct tag *tag, const struct cu *cu)
+{
+	struct tag *type = cu__find_tag_by_id(cu, tag->type);
+
+	if (type->tag == DW_TAG_typedef)
+		return tag__follow_typedef(type, cu);
+
+	return type;
+}
+
 static const char *tag__accessibility(const struct tag *self)
 {
 	int a;
diff --git a/dwarves.h b/dwarves.h
index c9d7820..d4efa10 100644
--- a/dwarves.h
+++ b/dwarves.h
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ extern const char *tag__name(const struct tag *self, const struct cu *cu,
 			     char *bf, size_t len);
 extern size_t tag__size(const struct tag *self, const struct cu *cu);
 extern size_t tag__nr_cachelines(const struct tag *self, const struct cu *cu);
+extern struct tag *tag__follow_typedef(struct tag *tag, const struct cu *cu);
 
 extern struct class_member *type__find_member_by_name(const struct type *self,
 						      const char *name);
diff --git a/pahole.c b/pahole.c
index d2035f6..657eb1c 100644
--- a/pahole.c
+++ b/pahole.c
@@ -388,16 +388,6 @@ static int cu_unique_iterator(struct cu *cu, void *cookie)
 	return cu__for_each_tag(cu, unique_iterator, cookie, tag__filter);
 }
 
-static struct tag *tag__follow_typedef(struct tag *tag, struct cu *cu)
-{
-	struct tag *type = cu__find_tag_by_id(cu, tag->type);
-
-	if (type->tag == DW_TAG_typedef)
-		return tag__follow_typedef(type, cu);
-
-	return type;
-}
-
 static void union__find_new_size(struct tag *tag, struct cu *cu);
 
 static void class__resize_LP(struct tag *tag, struct cu *cu)