diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
index 5eca496..0106b81 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@
           int[] fdsToIgnore, String instructionSet, String appDataDir);
 
     /**
+     * Called to do any initialization before starting an application.
+     */
+    native static void nativePreApplicationInit();
+
+    /**
      * Special method to start the system server process. In addition to the
      * common actions performed in forkAndSpecialize, the pid of the child
      * process is recorded such that the death of the child process will cause