diff --git a/include/proto/pattern.h b/include/proto/pattern.h
index 57294d8..2e1c918 100644
--- a/include/proto/pattern.h
+++ b/include/proto/pattern.h
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@
 int pat_ref_delete_by_id(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref_elt *refelt);
 void pat_ref_prune(struct pat_ref *ref);
 int pat_ref_load(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pattern_expr *expr, int patflags, int soe, char **err);
+void pat_ref_reload(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref *replace);
+
 
 /*
  * pattern_head manipulation.