diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index bc5c0856..e3a309d7 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 extern void (ThreadImport)(std::vector<boost::filesystem::path>);
 extern void (DetectShutdownThread)(boost::thread_group*);
+extern void (StartNode)(boost::thread_group&);
 extern int nScriptCheckThreads;
 // extern const int DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS; // static!!
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET