diff --git a/include/xkbrules.h b/include/xkbrules.h
index 11bd6ab93..97887ec78 100644
--- a/include/xkbrules.h
+++ b/include/xkbrules.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ 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 e498f6ced..7e73ec7a3 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
+++ b/xkb/xkbrules_priv.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef _XSERVER_XKB_XKBRULES_PRIV_H
 #define _XSERVER_XKB_XKBRULES_PRIV_H
 
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <X11/Xdefs.h>
 
 #include "include/xkbrules.h"
@@ -16,6 +15,4 @@ 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 */