diff --git a/extmod/modlwip.c b/extmod/modlwip.c
index 7c0a20a1bf..dfb5de9e40 100644
--- a/extmod/modlwip.c
+++ b/extmod/modlwip.c
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t lwip_getaddrinfo(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     tuple->items[4] = netutils_format_inet_addr((uint8_t*)&state.ipaddr, port, NETUTILS_BIG);
     return mp_obj_new_list(1, (mp_obj_t*)&tuple);
 }
-STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(lwip_getaddrinfo_obj, 2, 6, lwip_getaddrinfo);
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(lwip_getaddrinfo_obj, 2, 6, lwip_getaddrinfo);
 
 // Debug functions