diff --git a/offload-extensions/default/default.cpp b/offload-extensions/default/default.cpp
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+++ b/offload-extensions/default/default.cpp
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+#include <cstdint>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace dump
+{
+namespace host
+{
+void requestOffload(uint32_t id)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Hostdump offload method not specified");
+}
+
+} // namespace host
+} // namespace dump
+} // namespace phosphor