diff --git a/src/cairo-scaled-font.c b/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
index 954a4a4ba..b582539c2 100644
--- a/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
+++ b/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ cairo_scaled_font_status (cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font)
 {
     return scaled_font->status;
 }
+slim_hidden_def (cairo_scaled_font_status);
 
 /* Here we keep a unique mapping from
  * cairo_font_face_t/matrix/ctm/options => cairo_scaled_font_t.
diff --git a/src/cairoint.h b/src/cairoint.h
index 6f1d3c791..628ee416a 100644
--- a/src/cairoint.h
+++ b/src/cairoint.h
@@ -2531,6 +2531,7 @@ slim_hidden_proto (cairo_scaled_font_get_font_matrix);
 slim_hidden_proto (cairo_scaled_font_get_font_options);
 slim_hidden_proto (cairo_scaled_font_glyph_extents);
 slim_hidden_proto_no_warn (cairo_scaled_font_reference);
+slim_hidden_proto (cairo_scaled_font_status);
 slim_hidden_proto (cairo_set_operator);
 slim_hidden_proto (cairo_set_source);
 slim_hidden_proto (cairo_set_source_surface);