diff --git a/src/util/virnetlink.c b/src/util/virnetlink.c
index badf111e62..0e4d76bf8d 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetlink.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetlink.c
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@ bool virNetlinkEventServiceIsRunning(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int virNetlinkEventServiceLocalPid(void)
+{
+    netlinkError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s", _(unsupported));
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /**
  * virNetlinkEventAddClient: register a callback for handling of
  * netlink messages