diff --git a/rust/kernel/task.rs b/rust/kernel/task.rs
index 210f59e219a1..0f3add12f499 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/task.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/task.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl Deref for CurrentTask {
 }
 
 /// The type of process identifiers (PIDs).
-type Pid = bindings::pid_t;
+pub type Pid = bindings::pid_t;
 
 /// The type of user identifiers (UIDs).
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]