diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
index f1a8f3814ee5..d973938db13f 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
@@ -3779,6 +3779,12 @@ KMP_EXPORT kmp_task_t *__kmpc_omp_task_alloc(ident_t *loc_ref, kmp_int32 gtid,
                                              size_t sizeof_kmp_task_t,
                                              size_t sizeof_shareds,
                                              kmp_routine_entry_t task_entry);
+KMP_EXPORT kmp_task_t *__kmpc_omp_target_task_alloc(ident_t *loc_ref, kmp_int32 gtid,
+                                                    kmp_int32 flags,
+                                                    size_t sizeof_kmp_task_t,
+                                                    size_t sizeof_shareds,
+                                                    kmp_routine_entry_t task_entry,
+                                                    kmp_int64 device_id);
 KMP_EXPORT void __kmpc_omp_task_begin_if0(ident_t *loc_ref, kmp_int32 gtid,
                                           kmp_task_t *task);
 KMP_EXPORT void __kmpc_omp_task_complete_if0(ident_t *loc_ref, kmp_int32 gtid,
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp
index 84afd6b030e6..f910f711345f 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_tasking.cpp
@@ -1398,6 +1398,16 @@ kmp_task_t *__kmpc_omp_task_alloc(ident_t *loc_ref, kmp_int32 gtid,
   return retval;
 }
 
+kmp_task_t *__kmpc_omp_target_task_alloc(ident_t *loc_ref, kmp_int32 gtid,
+                                         kmp_int32 flags,
+                                         size_t sizeof_kmp_task_t,
+                                         size_t sizeof_shareds,
+                                         kmp_routine_entry_t task_entry,
+                                         kmp_int64 device_id) {
+  return __kmpc_omp_task_alloc(loc_ref, gtid, flags, sizeof_kmp_task_t,
+                               sizeof_shareds, task_entry);
+}
+
 #if OMP_50_ENABLED
 /*!
 @ingroup TASKING