diff --git a/include/acpi/acglobal.h b/include/acpi/acglobal.h
index bd0fe7c..715c481 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acglobal.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acglobal.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
 
 extern u32 acpi_gbl_nesting_level;
 
+/* Event counters */
+
+ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gpe_count;
+
 /* Support for dynamic control method tracing mechanism */
 
 ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level;