diff --git a/include/sltdl/sltdl.h b/include/sltdl/sltdl.h
index 0c822e7..f2898e0 100644
--- a/include/sltdl/sltdl.h
+++ b/include/sltdl/sltdl.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /*                                                                    */
 /**********************************************************************/
 
+typedef struct lt_modctx * lt_dlhandle;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif