diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index 43d4ff0b925..4156f747ad4 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -7106,6 +7106,8 @@ unsigned int bfd_get_gp_size (bfd *abfd);
 
 void bfd_set_gp_size (bfd *abfd, unsigned int i);
 
+void bfd_set_gp_value (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma v);
+
 bfd_vma bfd_scan_vma (const char *string, const char **end, int base);
 
 bool bfd_copy_private_header_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd);
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index eb555ad5df2..421f4f19fd6 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -1860,6 +1860,24 @@ _bfd_set_gp_value (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma v)
     elf_gp (abfd) = v;
 }
 
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	bfd_set_gp_value
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	void bfd_set_gp_value (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma v);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	Allow external access to the fucntion to set the GP value.
+	This is specifically added for gdb-compile support.
+*/
+
+void
+bfd_set_gp_value (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma v)
+{
+  return _bfd_set_gp_value (abfd, v);
+}
+
 /*
 FUNCTION
 	bfd_scan_vma