diff --git a/wxPython/src/_core_api.i b/wxPython/src/_core_api.i
index b508c8a518..1761c48813 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_core_api.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_core_api.i
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 // Helper functions for dealing with SWIG objects and such.  These are
 // located here so they know about the SWIG types and functions declared
 // in the wrapper code.
+
+static
+swig_type_info* wxPyFindSwigType(const wxChar* className);
+ 
 %}