diff --git a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/Makefile.am b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/Makefile.am
index c1c9a49676..8275e744d5 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libmca_pml_teg.la
 libmca_pml_teg_la_SOURCES = \
 	pml_teg.c \
 	pml_teg.h \
+	pml_teg_free.c \
 	pml_teg_irecv.c \
 	pml_teg_isend.c \
 	pml_teg_module.c \
diff --git a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_free.c b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_free.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09a3332ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_free.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "pml_teg.h"
+#include "mca/ptl/base/ptl_base_comm.h"
+#include "mca/pml/base/pml_base_request.h"
+
+
+
+int mca_pml_teg_free(lam_request_t** request)
+{
+    return LAM_SUCCESS;
+}
+