diff --git a/paddle/fluid/inference/api/paddle_api.h b/paddle/fluid/inference/api/paddle_api.h
index 76ed45be8e6ff8d1c01b623d8e553946a2eb434b..55699a795f493fe6705e267cdca5e694624f1721 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/inference/api/paddle_api.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/inference/api/paddle_api.h
@@ -450,4 +450,9 @@ PD_INFER_DECL std::string get_version();
 
 PD_INFER_DECL std::string UpdateDllFlag(const char* name, const char* value);
 
+#ifdef PADDLE_ON_INFERENCE
+PD_INFER_DECL std::shared_ptr<framework::Cipher> MakeCipher(
+    const std::string& config_file);
+#endif
+
 }  // namespace paddle