diff --git a/shared/src/OctalCode.h b/shared/src/OctalCode.h
index 910e11b077..dc313a0e24 100644
--- a/shared/src/OctalCode.h
+++ b/shared/src/OctalCode.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 void printOctalCode(unsigned char * octalCode);
+int bytesRequiredForCodeLength(unsigned char threeBitCodes);
 unsigned char * childOctalCode(unsigned char * parentOctalCode, char childNumber);
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__OctalCode__) */