diff --git a/src/key-locator.hpp b/src/key-locator.hpp
index b442854..50e4b99 100644
--- a/src/key-locator.hpp
+++ b/src/key-locator.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
+/*
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
   mutable Block m_wire;
 };
 
+NDN_CXX_DECLARE_WIRE_ENCODE_INSTANTIATIONS(KeyLocator);
+
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os, const KeyLocator& keyLocator);