diff --git a/src/proto/vim9compile.pro b/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
index 4108c04..fd2dd1b 100644
--- a/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
+++ b/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 char_u *peek_next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx);
 char_u *next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx, int skip_comment);
 char_u *to_name_const_end(char_u *arg);
+exptype_T get_compare_type(char_u *p, int *len, int *type_is);
 int assignment_len(char_u *p, int *heredoc);
 void vim9_declare_error(char_u *name);
 int check_vim9_unlet(char_u *name);