diff --git a/dix/dixfonts.c b/dix/dixfonts.c
index 19fd31e3e..dd9331195 100644
--- a/dix/dixfonts.c
+++ b/dix/dixfonts.c
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ LoadGlyphs(ClientPtr client, FontPtr pfont, unsigned nchars, int item_size,
         return Successful;
 }
 
+void
+dixGetGlyphs(FontPtr font, unsigned long count, unsigned char *chars,
+             FontEncoding fontEncoding,
+             unsigned long *glyphcount,    /* RETURN */
+             CharInfoPtr *glyphs)          /* RETURN */
+{
+    (*font->get_glyphs) (font, count, chars, fontEncoding, glyphcount, glyphs);
+}
+
 /*
  * adding RT_FONT prevents conflict with default cursor font
  */
diff --git a/include/dixfont.h b/include/dixfont.h
index 9333041fb..3d09eb5ae 100644
--- a/include/dixfont.h
+++ b/include/dixfont.h
@@ -117,12 +117,13 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void FreeFonts(void);
 
 extern _X_EXPORT FontPtr find_old_font(XID /*id */ );
 
-extern _X_EXPORT void GetGlyphs(FontPtr /*font */ ,
-                                unsigned long /*count */ ,
-                                unsigned char * /*chars */ ,
-                                FontEncoding /*fontEncoding */ ,
-                                unsigned long * /*glyphcount */ ,
-                                CharInfoPtr * /*glyphs */ );
+#define GetGlyphs dixGetGlyphs
+extern _X_EXPORT void dixGetGlyphs(FontPtr /*font */ ,
+                                   unsigned long /*count */ ,
+                                   unsigned char * /*chars */ ,
+                                   FontEncoding /*fontEncoding */ ,
+                                   unsigned long * /*glyphcount */ ,
+                                   CharInfoPtr * /*glyphs */ );
 
 extern _X_EXPORT void QueryGlyphExtents(FontPtr /*pFont */ ,
                                         CharInfoPtr * /*charinfo */ ,