diff --git a/src/jdk.incubator.foreign/share/native/libsyslookup/syslookup.c b/src/jdk.incubator.foreign/share/native/libsyslookup/syslookup.c
index fdf99866786..b1f543bfdb7 100644
--- a/src/jdk.incubator.foreign/share/native/libsyslookup/syslookup.c
+++ b/src/jdk.incubator.foreign/share/native/libsyslookup/syslookup.c
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
 // Note: the include below is not strictly required, as dependencies will be pulled using linker flags.
 // Adding at least one #include removes unwanted warnings on some platforms.
 #include <stdlib.h>
+
+// Simple dummy function so this library appears as a normal library to tooling.
+char* syslookup() {
+  return "syslookup";
+}