diff --git a/common/JackAPI.cpp b/common/JackAPI.cpp
index e86698ed..214a0edd 100644
--- a/common/JackAPI.cpp
+++ b/common/JackAPI.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ extern "C"
             unsigned long buffer_size);
     LIB_EXPORT int jack_port_unregister(jack_client_t *, jack_port_t *);
     LIB_EXPORT void * jack_port_get_buffer(jack_port_t *, jack_nframes_t);
+    LIB_EXPORT jack_uuid_t  jack_port_uuid(const jack_port_t*, jack_uuid_t);
     LIB_EXPORT const char*  jack_port_name(const jack_port_t *port);
     LIB_EXPORT const char*  jack_port_short_name(const jack_port_t *port);
     LIB_EXPORT int jack_port_flags(const jack_port_t *port);
@@ -373,6 +374,11 @@ LIB_EXPORT void* jack_port_get_buffer(jack_port_t* port, jack_nframes_t frames)
     }
 }
 
+LIB_EXPORT jack_uuid_t jack_port_uuid(const jack_port_t*, jack_uuid_t)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
 LIB_EXPORT const char* jack_port_name(const jack_port_t* port)
 {
     JackGlobals::CheckContext("jack_port_name");
diff --git a/common/jack/jack.h b/common/jack/jack.h
index ac9ba08f..a4a571fc 100644
--- a/common/jack/jack.h
+++ b/common/jack/jack.h
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ void * jack_port_get_buffer (jack_port_t *port, jack_nframes_t) JACK_OPTIONAL_WE
  *
  * @see jack_uuid_to_string() to convert into a string representation
  */
-void jack_port_uuid (const jack_port_t *port, jack_uuid_t) JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_EXPORT;
+jack_uuid_t jack_port_uuid (const jack_port_t *port, jack_uuid_t) JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_EXPORT;
 
 /**
  * @return the full name of the jack_port_t (including the @a