diff --git a/Include/compile.h b/Include/compile.h
index abd458cf438..740e34d02f7 100644
--- a/Include/compile.h
+++ b/Include/compile.h
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ extern typeobject Codetype;
 /* Public interface */
 struct _node; /* Declare the existence of this type */
 codeobject *compile PROTO((struct _node *, char *));
+codeobject *newcodeobject PROTO((object *, object *, object *, object *));