export git_reference__alloc
diff --git a/include/git2/refdb.h b/include/git2/refdb.h
index 8d5be8e..0586b11 100644
--- a/include/git2/refdb.h
+++ b/include/git2/refdb.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ GIT_BEGIN_DECL
* @param symbolic the target for a symbolic reference
* @return the created git_reference or NULL on error
*/
-git_reference *git_reference__alloc(
+GIT_EXTERN(git_reference *) git_reference__alloc(
git_refdb *refdb,
const char *name,
const git_oid *oid,