diff --git a/include/wx/filefn.h b/include/wx/filefn.h
index e826869296..79369f25e2 100644
--- a/include/wx/filefn.h
+++ b/include/wx/filefn.h
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ enum wxFileKind
         #if defined(__DMC__)
             typedef unsigned long mode_t;
         #endif
+        WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxStat( const char *file_name, wxStructStat *buf );
         WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxStat( const wxChar *file_name, wxStructStat *buf );
         WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxLstat( const wxChar *file_name, wxStructStat *buf );
         WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxAccess( const wxChar *pathname, int mode );