diff --git a/src/m_class.c b/src/m_class.c
index 244331f063..fff9bb6846 100644
--- a/src/m_class.c
+++ b/src/m_class.c
@@ -891,6 +891,11 @@ typedef t_pd *(*t_fun5)(t_int i1, t_int i2, t_int i3, t_int i4, t_int i5,
 typedef t_pd *(*t_fun6)(t_int i1, t_int i2, t_int i3, t_int i4, t_int i5, t_int i6,
     t_floatarg d1, t_floatarg d2, t_floatarg d3, t_floatarg d4, t_floatarg d5);
 
+void *bang_new(t_pd *dummy);
+void *pdfloat_new(t_pd *dummy, t_float f);
+void *pdsymbol_new(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s);
+void *list_new(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv);
+
 void pd_typedmess(t_pd *x, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
     t_method *f;
diff --git a/src/x_connective.c b/src/x_connective.c
index 57671a5490..92adbea18f 100644
--- a/src/x_connective.c
+++ b/src/x_connective.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typedef struct _pdfloat
     they're created by short-circuited messages to the "new"
     object which are handled specially in pd_typedmess(). */
 
-static void *pdfloat_new(t_pd *dummy, t_float f)
+void *pdfloat_new(t_pd *dummy, t_float f)
 {
     t_pdfloat *x = (t_pdfloat *)pd_new(pdfloat_class);
     x->x_f = f;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ typedef struct _pdsymbol
     t_symbol *x_s;
 } t_pdsymbol;
 
-static void *pdsymbol_new(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s)
+void *pdsymbol_new(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s)
 {
     t_pdsymbol *x = (t_pdsymbol *)pd_new(pdsymbol_class);
     x->x_s = s;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ typedef struct _bang
     t_object x_obj;
 } t_bang;
 
-static void *bang_new(t_pd *dummy)
+void *bang_new(t_pd *dummy)
 {
     t_bang *x = (t_bang *)pd_new(bang_class);
     outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_bang);
diff --git a/src/x_list.c b/src/x_list.c
index 746db06e6f..9669227145 100644
--- a/src/x_list.c
+++ b/src/x_list.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static void list_tosymbol_setup(void)
 
 /* ------------- list ------------------- */
 
-static void *list_new(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+void *list_new(t_pd *dummy, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
     if (!argc || argv[0].a_type != A_SYMBOL)
         pd_this->pd_newest = list_append_new(s, argc, argv);