diff --git a/include/xkbrules.h b/include/xkbrules.h
index 97887ec78..11bd6ab93 100644
--- a/include/xkbrules.h
+++ b/include/xkbrules.h
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ typedef struct _XkbRF_Rules {
 
 _XFUNCPROTOBEGIN
 
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool XkbRF_LoadRules(FILE * /* file */ ,
-                                      XkbRF_RulesPtr    /* rules */
-    );
-
 extern _X_EXPORT XkbRF_RulesPtr XkbRF_Create(void);
 
 extern _X_EXPORT void XkbRF_Free(XkbRF_RulesPtr /* rules */ ,
diff --git a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
index 7e73ec7a3..e498f6ced 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
+++ b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _XSERVER_XKB_XKBRULES_PRIV_H
 #define _XSERVER_XKB_XKBRULES_PRIV_H
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <X11/Xdefs.h>
 
 #include "include/xkbrules.h"
@@ -15,4 +16,6 @@ Bool XkbRF_GetComponents(XkbRF_RulesPtr rules,
                          XkbRF_VarDefsPtr var_defs,
                          struct _XkbComponentNames *names);
 
+Bool XkbRF_LoadRules(FILE *file, XkbRF_RulesPtr rules);
+
 #endif /* _XSERVER_XKB_XKBRULES_PRIV_H */