diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index d5f39fd..297ba40 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@
 extern const char *drbd_role_str(enum drbd_role s);
 
 /* drbd_actlog.c */
+extern bool drbd_al_begin_io_prepare(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_interval *i);
 extern int drbd_al_begin_io_nonblock(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_interval *i);
 extern void drbd_al_begin_io_commit(struct drbd_device *device, bool delegate);
 extern bool drbd_al_begin_io_fastpath(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_interval *i);