diff --git a/src/lxc/confile.c b/src/lxc/confile.c
index 4186d6347..735de9c1c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ static int get_config_seccomp(const char *, char *, int, struct lxc_conf *);
 static int clr_config_seccomp(const char *, struct lxc_conf *);
 
 static int set_config_includefiles(const char *, const char *, struct lxc_conf *);
+static int get_config_includefiles(const char *, char *, int, struct lxc_conf *);
 static int clr_config_includefiles(const char *, struct lxc_conf *);
 
 static int set_config_autodev(const char *, const char *, struct lxc_conf *);
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ static struct lxc_config_t config[] = {
 	{ "lxc.console.logfile",      set_config_console_logfile,      get_config_console_logfile,   clr_config_console_logfile,   },
 	{ "lxc.console",              set_config_console,              get_config_console,           clr_config_console,           },
 	{ "lxc.seccomp",              set_config_seccomp,              get_config_seccomp,           clr_config_seccomp,           },
-	{ "lxc.include",              set_config_includefiles,         NULL,                         clr_config_includefiles,       },
+	{ "lxc.include",              set_config_includefiles,         get_config_includefiles,      clr_config_includefiles,      },
 	{ "lxc.autodev",              set_config_autodev,              get_config_autodev,           clr_config_autodev,           },
 	{ "lxc.haltsignal",           set_config_haltsignal,           get_config_haltsignal,        clr_config_haltsignal,        },
 	{ "lxc.rebootsignal",         set_config_rebootsignal,         get_config_rebootsignal,      clr_config_rebootsignal,      },
@@ -4246,3 +4247,9 @@ static inline int clr_config_includefiles(const char *key, struct lxc_conf *c)
 	lxc_clear_includes(c);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int get_config_includefiles(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
+				   struct lxc_conf *c)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}