diff --git a/include/xkbrules.h b/include/xkbrules.h
index 20ea78e17..2add6996e 100644
--- a/include/xkbrules.h
+++ b/include/xkbrules.h
@@ -44,4 +44,21 @@ typedef struct _XkbRF_VarDefs {
     const char *options;
 } XkbRF_VarDefsRec, *XkbRF_VarDefsPtr;
 
+typedef struct _XkbRF_Rule {
+    int number;
+    int layout_num;
+    int variant_num;
+    const char *model;
+    const char *layout;
+    const char *variant;
+    const char *option;
+    /* yields */
+    const char *keycodes;
+    const char *symbols;
+    const char *types;
+    const char *compat;
+    const char *geometry;
+    unsigned flags;
+} XkbRF_RuleRec, *XkbRF_RulePtr;
+
 #endif                          /* _XKBRULES_H_ */
diff --git a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
index b494edb8d..918be5339 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
+++ b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
@@ -10,23 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "include/xkbrules.h"
 
-typedef struct _XkbRF_Rule {
-    int number;
-    int layout_num;
-    int variant_num;
-    const char *model;
-    const char *layout;
-    const char *variant;
-    const char *option;
-    /* yields */
-    const char *keycodes;
-    const char *symbols;
-    const char *types;
-    const char *compat;
-    const char *geometry;
-    unsigned flags;
-} XkbRF_RuleRec, *XkbRF_RulePtr;
-
 typedef struct _XkbRF_Group {
     int number;
     const char *name;