diff --git a/mlx/backend/no_metal/metal.cpp b/mlx/backend/no_metal/metal.cpp
index accfc4c8a..b3a7dc41c 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/no_metal/metal.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/no_metal/metal.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 namespace mlx::core::metal {
 
 void new_stream(Stream) {}
+std::shared_ptr<void> new_memory_pool() {
+  return nullptr;
+}
 
 std::function<void()> make_task(
     array& arr,