diff --git a/cogl-mesh.h b/cogl-mesh.h
index 0ce3f83e5..e0c8f00c2 100644
--- a/cogl-mesh.h
+++ b/cogl-mesh.h
@@ -262,6 +262,19 @@ cogl_mesh_draw_range_elements (CoglHandle handle,
 			       GLenum type,
 			       const GLvoid *indices);
 
+/**
+ * cogl_mesh_submit:
+ * @handle: A Cogl mesh handle
+ *
+ * This function copies all the user added attributes into a buffer object
+ * managed by the OpenGL driver.
+ *
+ * After the attributes have been submitted, then you may no longer add or
+ * remove attributes from a mesh, though you can enable or disable them.
+ */
+void
+cogl_mesh_submit (CoglHandle handle);
+
 /**
  * cogl_mesh_ref:
  * @handle: a @CoglHandle.
diff --git a/common/cogl-mesh.c b/common/cogl-mesh.c
index 5727dee9d..281b374c1 100644
--- a/common/cogl-mesh.c
+++ b/common/cogl-mesh.c
@@ -1094,16 +1094,6 @@ resolve_new_cogl_mesh_vbo (CoglMesh *mesh,
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * cogl_mesh_submit:
- * @handle: A Cogl mesh handle
- * 
- * This function copies all the user added attributes into a buffer object
- * managed by the OpenGL driver.
- *
- * After the attributes have been submitted, then you may no longer add or
- * remove attributes from a mesh, though you can enable or disable them.
- */
 void
 cogl_mesh_submit (CoglHandle handle)
 {