diff --git a/net/tap-win32.c b/net/tap-win32.c
index 545bbbd128..74348daf5a 100644
--- a/net/tap-win32.c
+++ b/net/tap-win32.c
@@ -736,3 +736,8 @@ void tap_set_offload(VLANClientState *vc, int csum, int tso4,
                      int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
 }
+
+struct vhost_net *tap_get_vhost_net(VLANClientState *nc)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}