diff --git a/src/compiler/init_module.cpp b/src/compiler/init_module.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f13c7f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler/init_module.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+
+Author: Leonardo de Moura
+*/
+#include "compiler/preprocess_rec.h"
+namespace lean{
+void initialize_compiler_module() {
+    initialize_preprocess_rec();
+}
+void finalize_compiler_module() {
+    finalize_preprocess_rec();
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/compiler/init_module.h b/src/compiler/init_module.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..575bce624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler/init_module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+
+Author: Leonardo de Moura
+*/
+#pragma once
+namespace lean {
+void initialize_compiler_module();
+void finalize_compiler_module();
+}