diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/lib/powercap.c b/tools/power/cpupower/lib/powercap.c
index a7a59c6bacda..94a0c69e55ef 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/lib/powercap.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/lib/powercap.c
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ int powercap_get_enabled(int *mode)
 	return sysfs_get_enabled(path, mode);
 }
 
+/*
+ * TODO: implement function. Returns dummy 0 for now.
+ */
+int powercap_set_enabled(int mode)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Hardcoded, because rapl is the only powercap implementation
 - * this needs to get more generic if more powercap implementations