diff --git a/include/numpy_utils.h b/include/numpy_utils.h
index 83fbd5c..a788f81 100644
--- a/include/numpy_utils.h
+++ b/include/numpy_utils.h
@@ -139,4 +139,7 @@
     static NPError writeNpyHeader(FILE* outfile, const std::vector<int32_t>& shape, const char* dtype_str);
 };
 
+template <>
+NumpyUtilities::NPError NumpyUtilities::readFromNpyFile(const char* filename, const uint32_t elems, int32_t* databuf);
+
 #endif    // _TOSA_NUMPY_UTILS_H