1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval_defs.h b/src/nvim/eval_defs.h
index d2de830d6c..34a36004d6 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval_defs.h
+++ b/src/nvim/eval_defs.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ struct dictvar_S {
   dict_T      *dv_copydict;     /* copied dict used by deepcopy() */
   dict_T      *dv_used_next;    /* next dict in used dicts list */
   dict_T      *dv_used_prev;    /* previous dict in used dicts list */
+  int internal_refcount;        // number of internal references to
+                                // prevent garbage collection
 };
 
 #endif // NVIM_EVAL_DEFS_H