diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 6b429c3175..63efcb5602 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
 
     /* new stuff at the end, sort into place next time
        the API gets incompatible */
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
+    &cpu_frequency,
+#endif
 };
 
 int plugin_load(const char* plugin, void* parameter)
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index f2e86218ea..840d495421 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 32
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 33
 
 /* update this to latest version if a change to the api struct breaks
    backwards compatibility (and please take the opportunity to sort in any 
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ struct plugin_api {
 
     /* new stuff at the end, sort into place next time
        the API gets incompatible */
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
+    long *cpu_frequency;
+#endif
 };
 
 /* defined by the plugin loader (plugin.c) */