diff --git a/lib/com_err/compile_et.awk b/lib/com_err/compile_et.awk
index 7e8475d75..d63f2a10a 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/compile_et.awk
+++ b/lib/com_err/compile_et.awk
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ $1 == "error_table" || $1 == "et" {
 	print "#include <error.h>" > h_file
 	print "" > h_file
 	print "void initialize_" name "_error_table(struct error_table**);" > h_file
+	print "void destroy_" name "_error_table (struct error_table *);" > h_file
 	print "" > h_file
 	print "typedef enum " name "_error_number{" > h_file
 	print "\tERROR_TABLE_BASE_" name " = " base "," > h_file
diff --git a/lib/error/compile_et.awk b/lib/error/compile_et.awk
index 7e8475d75..d63f2a10a 100644
--- a/lib/error/compile_et.awk
+++ b/lib/error/compile_et.awk
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ $1 == "error_table" || $1 == "et" {
 	print "#include <error.h>" > h_file
 	print "" > h_file
 	print "void initialize_" name "_error_table(struct error_table**);" > h_file
+	print "void destroy_" name "_error_table (struct error_table *);" > h_file
 	print "" > h_file
 	print "typedef enum " name "_error_number{" > h_file
 	print "\tERROR_TABLE_BASE_" name " = " base "," > h_file