diff --git a/libcob/coblocal.h b/libcob/coblocal.h
index 1ae038f7f..52413de6d 100644
--- a/libcob/coblocal.h
+++ b/libcob/coblocal.h
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ COB_HIDDEN int		cob_check_env_true	(char*);
 COB_HIDDEN int		cob_check_env_false	(char*);
 COB_HIDDEN const char	*cob_get_last_exception_name	(void);
 COB_HIDDEN void		cob_parameter_check	(const char *, const int);
+COB_HIDDEN char*        cob_get_strerror (void);
 
 enum cob_case_modifier {
 	CCM_NONE,
diff --git a/libcob/common.h b/libcob/common.h
index 77b03d04e..c01965eff 100644
--- a/libcob/common.h
+++ b/libcob/common.h
@@ -1645,7 +1645,6 @@ COB_EXPIMP int		cob_last_exception_is	(const int);
 
 COB_EXPIMP int		cob_last_exit_code	(void);
 COB_EXPIMP const char*	cob_last_runtime_error	(void);
-COB_EXPIMP char*        cob_get_strerror (void);
 
 COB_EXPIMP void		cob_runtime_hint	(const char *, ...) COB_A_FORMAT12;
 COB_EXPIMP void		cob_runtime_error	(const char *, ...) COB_A_FORMAT12;