diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index acc380b5..234cf689 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -216,13 +216,15 @@
 #![cfg_attr(test, deny(warnings))]
 
 extern crate libc;
-extern crate libssh2_sys as raw;
+pub extern crate libssh2_sys;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate bitflags;
 extern crate parking_lot;
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
+use libssh2_sys as raw;
+
 pub use agent::{Agent, PublicKey};
 pub use channel::{Channel, ExitSignal, ReadWindow, Stream, WriteWindow};
 pub use error::{Error, ErrorCode};