diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index ec265168..3ebf0be0 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use types::{Argc, c_char, Id, Value};
 extern "C" {
     pub fn rb_const_get(klass: Value, id: Id) -> Value;
     pub fn rb_funcallv(receiver: Value, method: Id, argc: Argc, argv: *const Value) -> Value;
+    pub fn rb_funcallv_public(receiver: Value, method: Id, argc: Argc, argv: *const Value) -> Value;
     pub fn rb_block_call(obj: Value, method_id: Id, argc: Argc, argv: *const Value, block: extern fn(Value, Value, Argc, *const Value) -> Value, outer_scope: Value) -> Value;
     pub fn rb_intern(name: *const c_char) -> Id;
     pub fn rb_id2name(method_id: Id) -> *const c_char;