1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/perliol.h b/perliol.h
index d3053a1067..744ffc8870 100644
--- a/perliol.h
+++ b/perliol.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct _PerlIO {
     PerlIOl *next;		/* Lower layer */
     PerlIO_funcs *tab;		/* Functions for this layer */
     U32 flags;			/* Various flags for state */
+    PerlIOl *head;		/* our ultimate parent pointer */
 };
 
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