diff --git a/include/swift-c/DependencyScan/DependencyScan.h b/include/swift-c/DependencyScan/DependencyScan.h
index 50f6e9329a8cd..eb13e82c6403d 100644
--- a/include/swift-c/DependencyScan/DependencyScan.h
+++ b/include/swift-c/DependencyScan/DependencyScan.h
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ swiftscan_scan_invocation_get_argv(swiftscan_scan_invocation_t invocation);
 SWIFTSCAN_PUBLIC void
 swiftscan_string_set_dispose(swiftscan_string_set_t *set);
 
+SWIFTSCAN_PUBLIC void
+swiftscan_string_dispose(swiftscan_string_ref_t string);
+
 SWIFTSCAN_PUBLIC void
 swiftscan_dependency_graph_dispose(swiftscan_dependency_graph_t result);
 
diff --git a/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.cpp b/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.cpp
index ac9973b501150..baf1e3a039ce1 100644
--- a/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.cpp
+++ b/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_CONVERSION_FUNCTIONS(DependencyScanningTool, swiftscan_scanner_t)
 
 //=== Private Cleanup Functions -------------------------------------------===//
 
-/// Free the given string.
-void swiftscan_string_dispose(swiftscan_string_ref_t string) {
-  if (string.data)
-    free(const_cast<void *>(string.data));
-}
-
 void swiftscan_dependency_info_details_dispose(
     swiftscan_module_details_t details) {
   swiftscan_module_details_s *details_impl = details;
@@ -446,6 +440,11 @@ swiftscan_scan_invocation_get_argv(swiftscan_scan_invocation_t invocation) {
 
 //=== Public Cleanup Functions --------------------------------------------===//
 
+void swiftscan_string_dispose(swiftscan_string_ref_t string) {
+  if (string.data)
+    free(const_cast<void *>(string.data));
+}
+
 void swiftscan_string_set_dispose(swiftscan_string_set_t *set) {
   for (unsigned SI = 0, SE = set->count; SI < SE; ++SI)
     swiftscan_string_dispose(set->strings[SI]);
diff --git a/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.exports b/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.exports
index 5ec5b882a5bc7..b39053cfb4b25 100644
--- a/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.exports
+++ b/tools/libSwiftScan/libSwiftScan.exports
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ swiftscan_dependency_graph_create
 swiftscan_batch_scan_result_create
 swiftscan_import_set_create
 swiftscan_scanner_create
+swiftscan_string_dispose
 swiftscan_string_set_dispose
 swiftscan_scan_invocation_dispose
 swiftscan_batch_scan_input_dispose