diff --git a/include/znc/ZNCString.h b/include/znc/ZNCString.h
index 30bdcd8a..ae1a647b 100644
--- a/include/znc/ZNCString.h
+++ b/include/znc/ZNCString.h
@@ -697,4 +697,11 @@ class CInlineFormatMessage {
     CString m_sFormat;
 };
 
+// For gtest
+#ifdef GTEST_FAIL
+inline void PrintTo(const CString& s, std::ostream* os) {
+    *os << '"' << s.Escape_n(CString::EDEBUG) << '"';
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif  // !ZNCSTRING_H
diff --git a/test/StringTest.cpp b/test/StringTest.cpp
index a675a3f7..0e99caef 100644
--- a/test/StringTest.cpp
+++ b/test/StringTest.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <znc/ZNCString.h>
 
-// GTest uses this function to output objects
-static void PrintTo(const CString& s, std::ostream* o) {
-    *o << '"' << s.Escape_n(CString::EASCII, CString::EDEBUG) << '"';
-}
-
 class EscapeTest : public ::testing::Test {
   protected:
     void testEncode(const CString& in, const CString& expectedOut,