diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index fa87779d2253..3f8918764640 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -664,13 +664,13 @@ impl fmt::Write for Formatter<'_> {
 ///
 /// * The first byte of `buffer` is always zero.
 /// * The length of `buffer` is at least 1.
-pub(crate) struct NullTerminatedFormatter<'a> {
+pub struct NullTerminatedFormatter<'a> {
     buffer: &'a mut [u8],
 }
 
 impl<'a> NullTerminatedFormatter<'a> {
     /// Create a new [`Self`] instance.
-    pub(crate) fn new(buffer: &'a mut [u8]) -> Option<NullTerminatedFormatter<'a>> {
+    pub fn new(buffer: &'a mut [u8]) -> Option<NullTerminatedFormatter<'a>> {
         *(buffer.first_mut()?) = 0;
 
         // INVARIANT: