diff --git a/common/src/platform/linux/ivshmem.c b/common/src/platform/linux/ivshmem.c
index 99d54132..6644a8ab 100644
--- a/common/src/platform/linux/ivshmem.c
+++ b/common/src/platform/linux/ivshmem.c
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ void ivshmemOptionsInit(void)
   option_register(options);
 }
 
+bool ivshmemInit(struct IVSHMEM * dev)
+{
+  // FIXME: split code from ivshmemOpen
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool ivshmemOpen(struct IVSHMEM * dev)
 {
   return ivshmemOpenDev(dev, option_get_string("app", "shmFile"));
@@ -214,6 +220,11 @@ void ivshmemClose(struct IVSHMEM * dev)
   dev->opaque = NULL;
 }
 
+void ivshmemFree(struct IVSHMEM * dev)
+{
+  // FIXME: split code from ivshmemClose
+}
+
 bool ivshmemHasDMA(struct IVSHMEM * dev)
 {
   assert(dev && dev->opaque);