diff --git a/randr/randrstr.h b/randr/randrstr.h
index 6ddfefef5..e6c2652e4 100644
--- a/randr/randrstr.h
+++ b/randr/randrstr.h
@@ -667,6 +667,13 @@ RRConfigureOutputProperty(RROutputPtr output, Atom property,
 /* rrprovider.c */
 #define PRIME_SYNC_PROP         "PRIME Synchronization"
 
+
+/* *just* for backwards compat with legacy proprietary NVidia driver */
+
+extern _X_EXPORT RESTYPE RRCrtcType;      /* X resource type: Randr CRTC */
+extern _X_EXPORT RESTYPE RRModeType;      /* X resource type: Randr MODE */
+extern _X_EXPORT RESTYPE RROutputType;    /* X resource type: Randr OUTPUT */
+
 #endif                          /* _RANDRSTR_H_ */
 
 /*
diff --git a/randr/randrstr_priv.h b/randr/randrstr_priv.h
index 706fd2a57..4fb31f9a9 100644
--- a/randr/randrstr_priv.h
+++ b/randr/randrstr_priv.h
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ extern int RREventBase, RRErrorBase;
 extern RESTYPE RRClientType, RREventType;     /* resource types for event masks */
 extern DevPrivateKeyRec RRClientPrivateKeyRec;
 
-extern RESTYPE RRCrtcType;      /* X resource type: Randr CRTC */
-extern RESTYPE RRModeType;      /* X resource type: Randr MODE */
-extern RESTYPE RROutputType;    /* X resource type: Randr OUTPUT */
+/* see also randr/randrstr.h: some still need to be exported for legacy Nvidia */
 extern RESTYPE RRProviderType;  /* X resource type: Randr PROVIDER */
 extern RESTYPE RRLeaseType;     /* X resource type: Randr LEASE */