diff --git a/src/registry/Makefile b/src/registry/Makefile
index 7c8171d35..e4aae2dd0 100644
--- a/src/registry/Makefile
+++ b/src/registry/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ INC += registryRecordType.h
 INC += registryDeviceSupport.h
 INC += registryDriverSupport.h
 INC += registryFunction.h
+INC += registerRecordDeviceDriver.h
 
 
 #       general contents of library on all platforms
diff --git a/src/registry/registerRecordDeviceDriver.h b/src/registry/registerRecordDeviceDriver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb1628232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registry/registerRecordDeviceDriver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef INCregisterRecordDeviceDriverh
+#define INCregisterRecordDeviceDriverh
+
+#include "shareLib.h"
+struct dbBase;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+int registerRecordDeviceDriver(struct dbBase *pdbbase);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* INCregisterRecordDeviceDriverh */