diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/os_str.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/os_str.rs
index 7661bc8eb0b..11883f15022 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/os_str.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/os_str.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Buf {
 }
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
-pub(crate) struct Slice {
+pub struct Slice {
     pub inner: Wtf8,
 }