diff --git a/clutter/clutter-private.h b/clutter/clutter-private.h
index 81e030adf..fb8aea93b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-private.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
+#include "pango/cogl-pango.h"
+
 #include "clutter-backend.h"
 #include "clutter-event.h"
 #include "clutter-feature.h"
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "clutter-stage-manager.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-window.h"
 #include "clutter-stage.h"
-#include "pango/cogl-pango.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-text.c b/clutter/clutter-text.c
index e9eb6e174..ab2e323d7 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-text.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-text.c
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@
 #include "clutter-enum-types.h"
 #include "clutter-keysyms.h"
 #include "clutter-main.h"
-#include "clutter-private.h"
+#include "clutter-private.h"    /* includes pango/cogl-pango.h */
 #include "clutter-units.h"
 
-#include "cogl-pango.h"
-
 #define DEFAULT_FONT_NAME	"Sans 10"
 
 /* cursor width in pixels */