diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/mod.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/mod.rs
index 6d7a2ee30..24dd1daaa 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/mod.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use crate::error::UError;
 
-use self::{
+pub use self::{
     escape::{parse_escape_code, EscapedChar},
     num_format::Formatter,
 };