diff --git a/libvo/font_load.h b/libvo/font_load.h
index 629dcd336c..6d8da8515e 100644
--- a/libvo/font_load.h
+++ b/libvo/font_load.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ int kerning(font_desc_t *desc, int prevc, int c);
 
 void load_font_ft(int width, int height);
 
+void blur(unsigned char *buffer, unsigned short *tmp2, int width, int height,
+          int stride, int *m2, int r, int mwidth);
+
 #else
 
 static void render_one_glyph(font_desc_t *desc, int c) {}
diff --git a/libvo/font_load_ft.c b/libvo/font_load_ft.c
index 89396c5a2e..ba19b25502 100644
--- a/libvo/font_load_ft.c
+++ b/libvo/font_load_ft.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void outline0(
 }
 
 // gaussian blur
-static void blur(
+void blur(
 	unsigned char *buffer,
 	unsigned short *tmp2,
 	int width,