diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/LinearAlgebra.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/LinearAlgebra.jl
index a1aebdd92b4e7..cad58bdc0ef38 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/LinearAlgebra.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/LinearAlgebra.jl
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ export
     I
 
 # not exported, but public names
-public AbstractTriangular
+public AbstractTriangular,
+        hermitian,
+        hermitian_type,
+        symmetric,
+        symmetric_type
 
 const BlasFloat = Union{Float64,Float32,ComplexF64,ComplexF32}
 const BlasReal = Union{Float64,Float32}