diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h
index 7be9f3ed7..f51491647 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ void xf86SetLogVerbosity(int verb);
 
 extern confDRIRec xf86ConfigDRI;
 
+extern const char *xf86ConfigFile;
+
 #endif                          /* _xf86_config_h */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
index 210a926d9..5f3508137 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
  * Parameters set ONLY from the command line options
  * The global state of these things is held in xf86InfoRec (when appropriate).
  */
-extern _X_EXPORT const char *xf86ConfigFile;
 extern _X_EXPORT const char *xf86ConfigDir;
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool xf86AllowMouseOpenFail;
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool xf86AutoBindGPUDisabled;