diff -r f1b7c03f6cc7 -r f214e91df169 libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Fri Apr 16 02:26:36 2021 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/irc/irc.c	Fri Apr 16 02:27:14 2021 -0500
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 #define PING_TIMEOUT 60
 
+struct _IRCProtocol {
+	PurpleProtocol parent;
+};
+
 static void irc_ison_buddy_init(char *name, struct irc_buddy *ib, GList **list);
 
 static const char *irc_blist_icon(PurpleAccount *a, PurpleBuddy *b);