diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-private.h b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-private.h
index ef21674a5..72dcd1451 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-private.h
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-private.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ void     meta_window_actor_set_unredirected    (MetaWindowActor *self,
 gboolean meta_window_actor_effect_in_progress  (MetaWindowActor *self);
 void     meta_window_actor_sync_actor_geometry (MetaWindowActor *self,
                                                 gboolean         did_placement);
-void     meta_window_actor_sync_visibility     (MetaWindowActor *self);
 void     meta_window_actor_update_shape        (MetaWindowActor *self);
 void     meta_window_actor_update_opacity      (MetaWindowActor *self);
 void     meta_window_actor_mapped              (MetaWindowActor *self);
diff --git a/src/meta/meta-window-actor.h b/src/meta/meta-window-actor.h
index 7abc426f9..9b556280d 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta-window-actor.h
+++ b/src/meta/meta-window-actor.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ GType meta_window_actor_get_type (void);
 Window             meta_window_actor_get_x_window         (MetaWindowActor *self);
 MetaWindow *       meta_window_actor_get_meta_window      (MetaWindowActor *self);
 ClutterActor *     meta_window_actor_get_texture          (MetaWindowActor *self);
+void               meta_window_actor_sync_visibility      (MetaWindowActor *self);
 gboolean       meta_window_actor_is_destroyed (MetaWindowActor *self);
 
 typedef enum {