diff --git a/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h b/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h
index e02561915..e505212cf 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ struct _CoglIndices
   int immutable_ref;
 };
 
-CoglIndexArray *
-_cogl_indices_get_array (CoglIndices *indices);
-
 CoglIndices *
 _cogl_indices_immutable_ref (CoglIndices *indices);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-indices.c b/cogl/cogl-indices.c
index e4e7c2caa..68c7e458e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-indices.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-indices.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ cogl_indices_new (CoglIndicesType type,
 }
 
 CoglIndexArray *
-_cogl_indices_get_array (CoglIndices *indices)
+cogl_indices_get_array (CoglIndices *indices)
 {
   return indices->array;
 }
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-indices.h b/cogl/cogl-indices.h
index 9fc4dc907..ec5ae7ca6 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-indices.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-indices.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ cogl_indices_new_for_array (CoglIndicesType type,
                             CoglIndexArray *array,
                             gsize offset);
 
+CoglIndexArray *
+cogl_indices_get_array (CoglIndices *indices);
+
 CoglIndicesType
 cogl_indices_get_type (CoglIndices *indices);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-vertex-attribute.c b/cogl/cogl-vertex-attribute.c
index 199354b9c..cc4ad7942 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-vertex-attribute.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-vertex-attribute.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ _cogl_draw_indexed_vertex_attributes_array_real (CoglVerticesMode mode,
 
   _COGL_GET_CONTEXT (ctx, NO_RETVAL);
 
-  buffer = COGL_BUFFER (_cogl_indices_get_array (indices));
+  buffer = COGL_BUFFER (cogl_indices_get_array (indices));
   base = _cogl_buffer_bind (buffer, COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_INDEX_ARRAY);
   array_offset = cogl_indices_get_offset (indices);
   index_size = sizeof_index_type (cogl_indices_get_type (indices));