diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt.h
index fcf368823..ad366e027 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT XF86OptionPtr xf86OptionListDuplicate(XF86OptionPtr list);
 extern _X_EXPORT void xf86OptionListFree(XF86OptionPtr opt);
 extern _X_EXPORT char *xf86OptionName(XF86OptionPtr opt);
 extern _X_EXPORT char *xf86OptionValue(XF86OptionPtr opt);
-extern _X_EXPORT void xf86OptionListReport(XF86OptionPtr parm);
 extern _X_EXPORT XF86OptionPtr xf86FindOption(XF86OptionPtr options,
                                               const char *name);
 extern _X_EXPORT const char *xf86FindOptionValue(XF86OptionPtr options,
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt_priv.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt_priv.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d390f776c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Opt_priv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR X11
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2024 Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@metux.net>
+ */
+#ifndef _XORG_XF86OPTION_PRIV_H
+#define _XORG_XF86OPTION_PRIV_H
+
+#include "xf86Opt.h"
+
+void xf86OptionListReport(XF86OptionPtr parm);
+
+#endif /* _XORG_XF86OPTION_PRIV_H */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Option.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Option.c
index 34880a983..b5b443242 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Option.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Option.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <X11/X.h>
 #include "os.h"
 #include "xf86.h"
-#include "xf86Opt.h"
+#include "xf86Opt_priv.h"
 #include "xf86Xinput.h"
 #include "xf86Optrec.h"
 #include "xf86Parser.h"
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index cd2cd4a3d..4831e3945 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include "inpututils.h"
 #include "optionstr.h"
 #include "xf86Module_priv.h"
+#include "xf86Opt_priv.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FNMATCH_H
 #include <fnmatch.h>