diff --git a/qbsp/brush.cc b/qbsp/brush.cc
index 3bd94b54..01cf69ff 100644
--- a/qbsp/brush.cc
+++ b/qbsp/brush.cc
@@ -793,9 +793,7 @@ LoadBrush
 Converts a mapbrush to a bsp brush
 ===============
 */
-static brush_t *
-LoadBrush(const mapbrush_t *mapbrush, const vec3_t rotate_offset,
-          const int hullnum)
+brush_t *LoadBrush(const mapbrush_t *mapbrush, const vec3_t rotate_offset, const int hullnum)
 {
     hullbrush_t hullbrush;
     brush_t *brush;
diff --git a/qbsp/qbsp.hh b/qbsp/qbsp.hh
index d30a9859..e55a26a8 100644
--- a/qbsp/qbsp.hh
+++ b/qbsp/qbsp.hh
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ typedef struct brush_s {
     short lmshift;              /* lightmap scaling (qu/lightmap pixel), passed to the light util */
 } brush_t;
 
+class mapbrush_t;
+
+brush_t *LoadBrush(const mapbrush_t *mapbrush, const vec3_t rotate_offset, const int hullnum);
 void FreeBrushes(brush_t *brushlist);
 
 int FindPlane(const plane_t *plane, int *side);