diff --git a/src/domain_conf.c b/src/domain_conf.c
--- a/src/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/domain_conf.c
@@ -3459,4 +3459,12 @@ const char *virDomainDefDefaultEmulator(
 }
 
 
+void virDomainObjLock(virDomainObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
+
+void virDomainObjUnlock(virDomainObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* ! PROXY */
diff --git a/src/domain_conf.h b/src/domain_conf.h
--- a/src/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/domain_conf.h
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@ const char *virDomainDefDefaultEmulator(
                                         virDomainDefPtr def,
                                         virCapsPtr caps);
 
+void virDomainObjLock(virDomainObjPtr obj);
+void virDomainObjUnlock(virDomainObjPtr obj);
 
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainVirt)
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainBoot)
diff --git a/src/libvirt_sym.version.in b/src/libvirt_sym.version.in
--- a/src/libvirt_sym.version.in
+++ b/src/libvirt_sym.version.in
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ LIBVIRT_PRIVATE_@VERSION@ {
 	virDomainSoundModelTypeToString;
 	virDomainVirtTypeToString;
 	virDomainFSDefFree;
+	virDomainObjLock;
+	virDomainObjUnlock;
 
 
 	/* domain_event.h */
@@ -477,6 +479,8 @@ LIBVIRT_PRIVATE_@VERSION@ {
 	virNetworkDefParseNode;
 	virNetworkRemoveInactive;
 	virNetworkSaveConfig;
+	virNetworkObjLock;
+	virNetworkObjUnlock;
 
 
 	/* nodeinfo.h */
@@ -491,6 +495,8 @@ LIBVIRT_PRIVATE_@VERSION@ {
 	virNodeDeviceDefFree;
 	virNodeDevCapsDefFree;
 	virNodeDeviceDefFormat;
+	virNodeDeviceObjLock;
+	virNodeDeviceObjUnlock;
 
 
 	/* qparams.h */
@@ -544,6 +550,8 @@ LIBVIRT_PRIVATE_@VERSION@ {
 	virStoragePoolFormatFileSystemNetTypeToString;
 	virStorageVolFormatFileSystemTypeToString;
 	virStoragePoolTypeFromString;
+	virStoragePoolObjLock;
+	virStoragePoolObjUnlock;
 
 
 	/* util.h */
diff --git a/src/network_conf.c b/src/network_conf.c
--- a/src/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/network_conf.c
@@ -811,3 +811,11 @@ int virNetworkDeleteConfig(virConnectPtr
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+void virNetworkObjLock(virNetworkObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
+
+void virNetworkObjUnlock(virNetworkObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/network_conf.h b/src/network_conf.h
--- a/src/network_conf.h
+++ b/src/network_conf.h
@@ -155,5 +155,8 @@ int virNetworkDeleteConfig(virConnectPtr
 int virNetworkDeleteConfig(virConnectPtr conn,
                            virNetworkObjPtr net);
 
+void virNetworkObjLock(virNetworkObjPtr obj);
+void virNetworkObjUnlock(virNetworkObjPtr obj);
+
 #endif /* __NETWORK_CONF_H__ */
 
diff --git a/src/node_device_conf.c b/src/node_device_conf.c
--- a/src/node_device_conf.c
+++ b/src/node_device_conf.c
@@ -397,3 +397,11 @@ void virNodeDevCapsDefFree(virNodeDevCap
     VIR_FREE(caps);
 }
 
+
+void virNodeDeviceObjLock(virNodeDeviceObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
+
+void virNodeDeviceObjUnlock(virNodeDeviceObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/node_device_conf.h b/src/node_device_conf.h
--- a/src/node_device_conf.h
+++ b/src/node_device_conf.h
@@ -190,4 +190,7 @@ void virNodeDeviceObjListFree(virNodeDev
 
 void virNodeDevCapsDefFree(virNodeDevCapsDefPtr caps);
 
+void virNodeDeviceObjLock(virNodeDeviceObjPtr obj);
+void virNodeDeviceObjUnlock(virNodeDeviceObjPtr obj);
+
 #endif /* __VIR_NODE_DEVICE_CONF_H__ */
diff --git a/src/storage_conf.c b/src/storage_conf.c
--- a/src/storage_conf.c
+++ b/src/storage_conf.c
@@ -1497,3 +1497,12 @@ char *virStoragePoolSourceListFormat(vir
     free(virBufferContentAndReset(&buf));
     return NULL;
 }
+
+
+void virStoragePoolObjLock(virStoragePoolObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
+
+void virStoragePoolObjUnlock(virStoragePoolObjPtr obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/storage_conf.h b/src/storage_conf.h
--- a/src/storage_conf.h
+++ b/src/storage_conf.h
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ char *virStoragePoolSourceListFormat(vir
 char *virStoragePoolSourceListFormat(virConnectPtr conn,
                                      virStoragePoolSourceListPtr def);
 
+void virStoragePoolObjLock(virStoragePoolObjPtr obj);
+void virStoragePoolObjUnlock(virStoragePoolObjPtr obj);
+
 
 enum virStoragePoolFormatFileSystem {
     VIR_STORAGE_POOL_FS_AUTO = 0,