diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index b3a93775a1..40ec9eb8b9 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -1569,6 +1569,7 @@ struct ggml_vk_garbage_collector {
 static void ggml_vk_preallocate_buffers(ggml_backend_vk_context * ctx, vk_context subctx);
 static void ggml_vk_load_shaders(vk_device& device);
 static void ggml_pipeline_allocate_descriptor_sets(ggml_backend_vk_context * ctx);
+static vk_buffer ggml_vk_buffer_from_host_ptr(vk_device & device, void * ptr, size_t size);
 
 static bool vk_memory_logger_enabled = false;