diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index 2a8ad5f..149d5b7 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@
 }
 
 /* determine BSSMAP_IE_ChannelType from *first* element of BSSMAP_FIELD_CodecElement */
-private function f_BSSMAP_chtype_from_codec(BSSMAP_FIELD_CodecElement a_elem)
+function f_BSSMAP_chtype_from_codec(BSSMAP_FIELD_CodecElement a_elem)
 return BSSMAP_IE_ChannelType {
 	/* FIXME: actually look at all elements of BSSMAP_IE_SpeechCodecList */
 	var BSSMAP_IE_ChannelType ret := valueof(ts_BSSMAP_IE_ChannelType);