diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 60a79db8f0ea8e..45ba5449323064 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int sane_execvp(const char *file, char * const argv[])
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static char *git_shell_path(void)
+char *git_shell_path(void)
 {
 #ifndef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
 	return xstrdup(SHELL_PATH);
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index 55f6631a2aa342..03e7222d8b5d74 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ int is_executable(const char *name);
  */
 int exists_in_PATH(const char *command);
 
+/**
+ * Return the path that is used to execute Unix shell command-lines.
+ */
+char *git_shell_path(void);
+
 /**
  * Start a sub-process. Takes a pointer to a `struct child_process`
  * that specifies the details and returns pipe FDs (if requested).