diff --git a/dix/.gitignore b/dix/.gitignore
index 65f2f8c62..f149fffc6 100644
--- a/dix/.gitignore
+++ b/dix/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #		Add & Override for this directory and it's subdirectories
-Xserver-dtrace.h
 dix.O
diff --git a/dix/Makefile.am b/dix/Makefile.am
index c3ef2a57d..652a08519 100644
--- a/dix/Makefile.am
+++ b/dix/Makefile.am
@@ -42,24 +42,16 @@ libdix_la_SOURCES = 	\
 	touch.c		\
 	window.c
 
-EXTRA_DIST = buildatoms BuiltInAtoms Xserver.d
+EXTRA_DIST = buildatoms BuiltInAtoms
 
 # Install list of protocol names
 miscconfigdir = $(SERVER_MISC_CONFIG_PATH)
 dist_miscconfig_DATA = protocol.txt
 
-if XSERVER_DTRACE
-# Generate dtrace header file for C sources to include
-BUILT_SOURCES = Xserver-dtrace.h
-
-Xserver-dtrace.h: $(srcdir)/Xserver.d
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -C -h -o $@ -s $(srcdir)/Xserver.d
-endif
-
 if SPECIAL_DTRACE_OBJECTS
 # Generate dtrace object code for probes in libdix
-dtrace-dix.o: $(top_srcdir)/dix/Xserver.d libdix.la
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -G -C -o $@ -s $(top_srcdir)/dix/Xserver.d $(am_libdix_la_OBJECTS:%.lo=.libs/%.o)
+dtrace-dix.o: $(top_srcdir)/include/Xserver.d libdix.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -G -C -o $@ -s $(top_srcdir)/include/Xserver.d $(am_libdix_la_OBJECTS:%.lo=.libs/%.o)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = dix.O
 
@@ -67,5 +59,3 @@ dix_O_SOURCES =
 dix.O: dtrace-dix.o libdix.la
 	$(AM_V_GEN)ld -r -o $@ $(am_libdix_la_OBJECTS:%.lo=.libs/%.o)
 endif
-
-CLEANFILES = Xserver-dtrace.h
diff --git a/include/.gitignore b/include/.gitignore
index dc9067ab3..8cb149114 100644
--- a/include/.gitignore
+++ b/include/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 *-config.h
 do-not-use-config.h.in
 xorg-server.h
+Xserver-dtrace.h
 
diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 9c22ce113..c52734cf0 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -84,3 +84,13 @@ EXTRA_DIST = 	\
 	xwayland-config.h.meson.in \
 	xwin-config.h.meson.in \
 	xsha1.h
+
+if XSERVER_DTRACE
+# Generate dtrace header file for C sources to include
+BUILT_SOURCES = Xserver-dtrace.h
+
+Xserver-dtrace.h: $(srcdir)/Xserver.d
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -C -h -o $@ -s $(srcdir)/Xserver.d
+endif
+
+CLEANFILES = Xserver-dtrace.h
diff --git a/dix/Xserver.d b/include/Xserver.d
similarity index 100%
rename from dix/Xserver.d
rename to include/Xserver.d
diff --git a/include/probes.h b/include/probes.h
index e9cdd3e8e..879bddfe5 100644
--- a/include/probes.h
+++ b/include/probes.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 typedef const char *string;
 typedef const uint8_t *const_uint8_p;
 typedef const double *const_double_p;
-#include "../dix/Xserver-dtrace.h"
+#include "Xserver-dtrace.h"
 #endif
 
 #endif /* XORG_PROBES_H */
diff --git a/os/Makefile.am b/os/Makefile.am
index c6e78cb99..30f516cfa 100644
--- a/os/Makefile.am
+++ b/os/Makefile.am
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(SECURERPC_SRCS) $(XDMCP_SRCS)
 
 if SPECIAL_DTRACE_OBJECTS
 # Generate dtrace object code for probes in libos & libdix
-dtrace.o: $(top_srcdir)/dix/Xserver.d libos.la
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -G -C -o $@ -s $(top_srcdir)/dix/Xserver.d .libs/*.o ../dix/.libs/*.o
+dtrace.o: $(top_srcdir)/include/Xserver.d libos.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -G -C -o $@ -s $(top_srcdir)/include/Xserver.d .libs/*.o ../dix/.libs/*.o
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = os.O