diff --git a/linker/linker_phdr_16kib_compat.cpp b/linker/linker_phdr_16kib_compat.cpp
index a4d8459..bad20ba 100644
--- a/linker/linker_phdr_16kib_compat.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_phdr_16kib_compat.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,20 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+static bool g_enable_16kb_app_compat;
+
 static inline bool segment_contains_prefix(const ElfW(Phdr)* segment, const ElfW(Phdr)* prefix) {
   return segment && prefix && segment->p_vaddr == prefix->p_vaddr;
 }
 
+void set_16kb_appcompat_mode(bool enable_app_compat) {
+  g_enable_16kb_app_compat = enable_app_compat;
+}
+
+bool get_16kb_appcompat_mode() {
+  return g_enable_16kb_app_compat;
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns true if the ELF contains at most 1 RELRO segment; and populates @relro_phdr
  * with the relro phdr or nullptr if none.