diff --git a/tests/plugin/howvec.c b/tests/plugin/howvec.c
index 58fa675..4ca555e 100644
--- a/tests/plugin/howvec.c
+++ b/tests/plugin/howvec.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include <qemu-plugin.h>
 
+QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT int qemu_plugin_version = QEMU_PLUGIN_VERSION;
+
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
 
 typedef enum {