diff --git a/encodec.cpp b/encodec.cpp
index 8c70330..979db26 100644
--- a/encodec.cpp
+++ b/encodec.cpp
@@ -790,9 +790,9 @@ static struct ggml_cgraph * encodec_build_graph(
     return gf;
 }
 
-static bool encodec_model_eval(
-                std::vector<float> & raw_audio,
+bool encodec_model_eval(
                    encodec_context & ectx,
+                std::vector<float> & raw_audio,
                                int   n_threads) {
     const int64_t t_start_ms = ggml_time_ms();
 
diff --git a/encodec.h b/encodec.h
index 54c1966..1b6df08 100644
--- a/encodec.h
+++ b/encodec.h
@@ -166,4 +166,9 @@ struct encodec_model encodec_load_model_from_file(std::string fname);
 
 struct encodec_context encodec_new_context_with_model(encodec_model & model);
 
+bool encodec_model_eval(
+                   encodec_context & ectx,
+                std::vector<float> & raw_audio,
+                               int   n_threads);
+
 void encodec_free(encodec_context & ectx);
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