diff --git a/src/collector/top_score_collector.rs b/src/collector/top_score_collector.rs
index 4848820463..8c6c49d9e4 100644
--- a/src/collector/top_score_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/top_score_collector.rs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ impl TopDocs {
     ///
     /// To comfortably work with `u64`s, `i64`s, `f64`s, or `date`s, please refer to
     /// the [.order_by_fast_field(...)](TopDocs::order_by_fast_field) method.
-    fn order_by_u64_field(
+    pub fn order_by_u64_field(
         self,
         field: impl ToString,
         order: Order,