diff --git a/config/hotplug_priv.h b/config/hotplug_priv.h
index 9a9dca645..1900e9865 100644
--- a/config/hotplug_priv.h
+++ b/config/hotplug_priv.h
@@ -59,4 +59,6 @@ void DeleteGPUDeviceRequest(struct OdevAttributes *attribs);
 struct xf86_platform_device *
 xf86_find_platform_device_by_devnum(int major, int minor);
 
+void config_pre_init(void);
+
 #endif /* _XSERVER_HOTPLUG_PRIV_H */
diff --git a/include/hotplug.h b/include/hotplug.h
index 359bac959..1b9e63c04 100644
--- a/include/hotplug.h
+++ b/include/hotplug.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <X11/Xfuncproto.h>
 
-extern _X_EXPORT void config_pre_init(void);
 extern _X_EXPORT void config_init(void);
 extern _X_EXPORT void config_fini(void);