diff --git a/src/core/util-private.h b/src/core/util-private.h
index 01b663966..ff9d7ce42 100644
--- a/src/core/util-private.h
+++ b/src/core/util-private.h
@@ -54,8 +54,4 @@ void meta_init_debug_utils (void);
    (ycoord) >= (rect).y &&                   \
    (ycoord) <  ((rect).y + (rect).height))
 
-void     meta_get_clutter_debug_flags (ClutterDebugFlag     *debug_flags,
-                                       ClutterDrawDebugFlag *draw_flags,
-                                       ClutterPickDebugFlag *pick_flags);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core/util.c b/src/core/util.c
index 5e32db549..3133a072c 100644
--- a/src/core/util.c
+++ b/src/core/util.c
@@ -772,6 +772,12 @@ meta_remove_clutter_debug_flags (ClutterDebugFlag     debug_flags,
   clutter_remove_debug_flags (debug_flags, draw_flags, pick_flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * meta_get_clutter_debug_flags:
+ * @debug_flags: (out) (optional): return location for debug flags
+ * @draw_flags: (out) (optional): return location for draw debug flags
+ * @pick_flags: (out) (optional): return location for pick debug flags
+ */
 void
 meta_get_clutter_debug_flags (ClutterDebugFlag     *debug_flags,
                               ClutterDrawDebugFlag *draw_flags,
diff --git a/src/meta/util.h b/src/meta/util.h
index 9e67ed19d..d08bba4aa 100644
--- a/src/meta/util.h
+++ b/src/meta/util.h
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ void meta_remove_clutter_debug_flags (ClutterDebugFlag     debug_flags,
                                       ClutterDrawDebugFlag draw_flags,
                                       ClutterPickDebugFlag pick_flags);
 
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_get_clutter_debug_flags (ClutterDebugFlag     *debug_flags,
+                                   ClutterDrawDebugFlag *draw_flags,
+                                   ClutterPickDebugFlag *pick_flags);
+
 META_EXPORT
 void meta_add_debug_paint_flag (MetaDebugPaintFlag flag);