diff --git a/include/cacheMemory.h b/include/cacheMemory.h
index 733e7de4260da76f0e2c4804bd18d179f176d995..14a1cbe73956718d14aee69e1a50fe22067fd7ff 100644
--- a/include/cacheMemory.h
+++ b/include/cacheMemory.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
   ac_int<LINE_SIZE * 8 + TAG_SIZE, false> valStore;
   ac_int<INTERFACE_SIZE * 8, false> dataOutStore;
   ac_int<1, false> valDirty = 0;
-
+int key
   //clock cycle counter for pavi's experiments
   //This should NOT be synthesized
 //#ifndef __CATAPULT__