diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h
index afff570cb..cf074a622 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 - (BOOL) isAtEof;
 - (void) flushStream;
 
+/* We must separate the idea of "closing" a stream and "deallocating" a
+   stream because of delays in deallocation due to -autorelease. */
+- (void) closeStream;
+
 - (BOOL) isWritable;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Source/objects/Streaming.h b/Source/objects/Streaming.h
index afff570cb..cf074a622 100644
--- a/Source/objects/Streaming.h
+++ b/Source/objects/Streaming.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 - (BOOL) isAtEof;
 - (void) flushStream;
 
+/* We must separate the idea of "closing" a stream and "deallocating" a
+   stream because of delays in deallocation due to -autorelease. */
+- (void) closeStream;
+
 - (BOOL) isWritable;
 
 @end