diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/task/join.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/task/join.rs
index 11c4b9ba311..bb8623f18ae 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/task/join.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/task/join.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl<T> JoinHandle<T> {
     }
 
     /// Returns a new `AbortHandle` that can be used to remotely abort this task.
-    pub(crate) fn abort_handle(&self) -> super::AbortHandle {
+    pub fn abort_handle(&self) -> super::AbortHandle {
         self.raw.ref_inc();
         super::AbortHandle::new(self.raw)
     }