diff --git a/acc_user.h b/acc_user.h
index 48eac2e69..078cfe65b 100644
--- a/acc_user.h
+++ b/acc_user.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ extern PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_size(handle obj);
 
 extern PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_type(handle obj);
 extern PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_fulltype(handle obj);
+extern PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_paramtype(handle obj);
 extern PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_range(handle object, int *msb, int *lsb);
 extern const char* acc_fetch_type_str(PLI_INT32 type);
 
diff --git a/libveriuser/a_fetch_type_str.c b/libveriuser/a_fetch_type_str.c
index 5250f1384..d74a2714e 100644
--- a/libveriuser/a_fetch_type_str.c
+++ b/libveriuser/a_fetch_type_str.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const char* acc_fetch_type_str(PLI_INT32 type)
 /*
  * FIXME: What does this do? How should it be declared in acc_user.h?
  */
-PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_paramtype(PLI_INT32 type)
+PLI_INT32 acc_fetch_paramtype(handle obj)
 {
       return 0;
 }