diff --git a/src/native/common/common_tools.cpp b/src/native/common/common_tools.cpp
index a4845534..c01faa94 100644
--- a/src/native/common/common_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/native/common/common_tools.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ void throwOpenALException(JNIEnv * env, const char * err) {
 	throwGeneralException(env, "org/lwjgl/openal/OpenALException", err);
 }
 
+void throwFMODException(JNIEnv * env, const char * err) {
+	throwGeneralException(env, "org/lwjgl/fmod/FMODException", err);
+}
+
 void throwException(JNIEnv * env, const char * err) {
 	throwGeneralException(env, "org/lwjgl/LWJGLException", err);
 }
diff --git a/src/native/common/common_tools.h b/src/native/common/common_tools.h
index 0c04e537..836c5376 100644
--- a/src/native/common/common_tools.h
+++ b/src/native/common/common_tools.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ extern unsigned char *getOutputList(event_queue_t *queue);
 //extern int getEventBufferSize(event_queue_t *event_queue);
 extern void throwException(JNIEnv *env, const char *msg);
 extern void throwOpenALException(JNIEnv * env, const char * err);
+extern void throwFMODException(JNIEnv * env, const char * err);
 extern void setDebugEnabled(bool enable);
 extern void printfDebug(const char *format, ...);
 extern bool getBooleanProperty(JNIEnv *env, const char* propertyName);