diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index fd2a719..63077ed 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 #define LY_VCODE_DUPIDENT    LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Duplicate identifier \"%s\" of %s statement."
 #define LY_VCODE_INVAL       LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Invalid value \"%.*s\" of \"%s\"."
 #define LY_VCODE_MISSTMT     LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Missing mandatory keyword \"%s\" as a child of \"%s\"."
+#define LY_VCODE_MISSCHILDSTMT LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Missing %s substatement for %s%s."
 #define LY_VCODE_INORD       LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Invalid keyword \"%s\", it cannot appear after \"%s\"."
 #define LY_VCODE_OOB         LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Value \"%.*s\" is out of \"%s\" bounds."
 #define LY_VCODE_INDEV       LYVE_SYNTAX_YANG, "Deviate \"%s\" does not support keyword \"%s\"."