diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift
index 153ef9545..36c1e8e09 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func isXCTestAvailable() -> Bool {
 #endif
 }
 
-private func recordFailure(_ message: String, location: SourceLocation) {
+public func recordFailure(_ message: String, location: SourceLocation) {
 #if SWIFT_PACKAGE
     XCTFail("\(message)", file: location.file, line: location.line)
 #else