diff --git a/core/lib/src/data/data.rs b/core/lib/src/data/data.rs
index bbd2bb75a4..40f1babd76 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/data/data.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/data/data.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl<'r> Data<'r> {
 
     /// This creates a `data` object from a local data source `data`.
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn local(data: Vec<u8>) -> Data<'r> {
+    pub fn local(data: Vec<u8>) -> Data<'r> {
         Data {
             buffer: data,
             stream: StreamReader::empty(),