diff --git a/src/encoding.h b/src/encoding.h
index 5f8496e..da63a61 100644
--- a/src/encoding.h
+++ b/src/encoding.h
@@ -104,4 +104,7 @@
 		struct gprs_rlc_data_block_info *rdbi, enum CodingScheme cs,
 		gprs_llc *llc, int *offset, int *num_chunks,
 		uint8_t *data, bool is_final, int *count_payload);
+	static void rlc_data_to_dl_append_egprs_li_padding(
+		const struct gprs_rlc_data_block_info *rdbi,
+		int *offset, int *num_chunks, uint8_t *data_block);
 };