diff --git a/drivers/laplacian.c b/drivers/laplacian.c
index 3de05664c36bb98f29d5ee416756eedef1599b47..48c173632e393c249227f73bc3bd63cd5f7d2837 100644
--- a/drivers/laplacian.c
+++ b/drivers/laplacian.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ laplacian_usage(void)
  * @retval PASTIX_ERR_BADPARAMETER if the configuration string is incorrect
  *
  *******************************************************************************/
-static inline int
+int
 laplacian_parse_info( const char   *filename,
                       pastix_spm_t *spm,
                       pastix_int_t *dim1,
diff --git a/drivers/laplacian.h b/drivers/laplacian.h
index a13e0065fb7cb3beb7d16b4a2d6d6b2dc9969488..28e18d593555e9da3b6de3522a05d99ff903e392 100644
--- a/drivers/laplacian.h
+++ b/drivers/laplacian.h
@@ -32,4 +32,12 @@ void d_spmExtendedLaplacian3D( pastix_spm_t *spm, pastix_int_t dim1, pastix_int_
 void s_spmExtendedLaplacian3D( pastix_spm_t *spm, pastix_int_t dim1, pastix_int_t dim2, pastix_int_t dim3 );
 void p_spmExtendedLaplacian3D( pastix_spm_t *spm, pastix_int_t dim1, pastix_int_t dim2, pastix_int_t dim3 );
 
+int laplacian_parse_info( const char   *filename,
+                          pastix_spm_t *spm,
+                          pastix_int_t *dim1,
+                          pastix_int_t *dim2,
+                          pastix_int_t *dim3,
+                          double       *alpha,
+                          double       *beta );
+
 #endif /* _laplacian_h_ */