diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 884fae8..aea13b0 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -480,6 +480,9 @@
 #define DATA_CHANGED    0x0020
 #define TYPE_CHANGED    0x0040
 
+extern char *mksnpath(char *buf, size_t n, const char *fmt, ...)
+	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
+
 /* Return a statically allocated filename matching the sha1 signature */
 extern char *mkpath(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 extern char *git_path(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));