diff --git a/src/capwap/conn.h b/src/capwap/conn.h
index 56075db2..a858e196 100644
--- a/src/capwap/conn.h
+++ b/src/capwap/conn.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void conn_q_add_packet(struct conn * conn,uint8_t *packet,int len);
 
 
 
+extern void conn_prepare_request(struct conn * conn, int type);