diff --git a/include/xkbrules.h b/include/xkbrules.h
index 20ea78e17..a781b127a 100644
--- a/include/xkbrules.h
+++ b/include/xkbrules.h
@@ -37,11 +37,4 @@ typedef struct _XkbRMLVOSet {
     char *options;
 } XkbRMLVOSet;
 
-typedef struct _XkbRF_VarDefs {
-    const char *model;
-    const char *layout;
-    const char *variant;
-    const char *options;
-} XkbRF_VarDefsRec, *XkbRF_VarDefsPtr;
-
 #endif                          /* _XKBRULES_H_ */
diff --git a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
index deb29d093..5814b68ca 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
+++ b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
 
 #include "include/xkbrules.h"
 
+typedef struct _XkbRF_VarDefs {
+    const char *model;
+    const char *layout;
+    const char *variant;
+    const char *options;
+} XkbRF_VarDefsRec, *XkbRF_VarDefsPtr;
+
 typedef struct _XkbRF_Rule {
     int number;
     int layout_num;
diff --git a/xkb/xkbsrv_priv.h b/xkb/xkbsrv_priv.h
index a489a371a..37dbc886b 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbsrv_priv.h
+++ b/xkb/xkbsrv_priv.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <X11/Xdefs.h>
 #include <X11/Xmd.h>
 
+#include "xkb/xkbrules_priv.h"
+
 #include "dix.h"
 #include "input.h"
 #include "misc.h"