diff --git a/include/sigar_private.h b/include/sigar_private.h
index ee207618..e1ec1744 100644
--- a/include/sigar_private.h
+++ b/include/sigar_private.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ int sigar_proc_list_grow(sigar_proc_list_t *proclist);
         sigar_proc_list_grow(proclist); \
     }
 
+int sigar_proc_args_create(sigar_proc_args_t *proclist);
+
 int sigar_proc_args_grow(sigar_proc_args_t *procargs);
 
 #define SIGAR_PROC_ARGS_GROW(procargs) \
diff --git a/src/sigar.c b/src/sigar.c
index 0ddcb101..621fb719 100644
--- a/src/sigar.c
+++ b/src/sigar.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_proc_list_get(sigar_t *sigar,
     return sigar_os_proc_list_get(sigar, proclist);
 }
 
-static int sigar_proc_args_create(sigar_proc_args_t *procargs)
+int sigar_proc_args_create(sigar_proc_args_t *procargs)
 {
     procargs->number = 0;
     procargs->size = SIGAR_PROC_ARGS_MAX;