diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Util.sm b/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Util.sm
index f509d09ad4..b8b005ab26 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Util.sm
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Util.sm
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 void error(std::string msg);
 void assert(bool condition);
 Cycles zero_time();
+Cycles intToCycles(int c);
 NodeID intToID(int nodenum);
 int IDToInt(NodeID id);
 int addressToInt(Addr addr);
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh
index a5a18ff6d8..b51b30c631 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 
 inline Cycles zero_time() { return Cycles(0); }
 
+inline Cycles intToCycles(int c) { return Cycles(c); }
+
 inline NodeID
 intToID(int nodenum)
 {