diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
index 39f440e31e05a..c2fe942fe37e5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::panic;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use termcolor::{Color, ColorSpec};
+pub use termcolor::{Color, ColorSpec, WriteColor};
 
 pub mod annotate_snippet_emitter_writer;
 mod diagnostic;