diff --git a/src/common/slurm_jobacct_storage.h b/src/common/slurm_jobacct_storage.h
index 809620ae996afd547496d321972fb2cda6429ba4..1720870926c38d3c8caa7640942b3435adbcb8de 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_jobacct_storage.h
+++ b/src/common/slurm_jobacct_storage.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <slurm/slurm.h>
 #include <slurm/slurm_errno.h>
 
+extern int slurm_jobacct_storage_init(void); /* load the plugin */
+extern int slurm_jobacct_storage_fini(void); /* unload the plugin */
 /* 
  * Initialize the storage make sure tables are created and in working
  * order