diff --git a/src/tests/meta-context-test.c b/src/tests/meta-context-test.c
index 9eafab250..b9716e28c 100644
--- a/src/tests/meta-context-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/meta-context-test.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "core/meta-context-private.h"
 #include "tests/meta-backend-test.h"
-#include "tests/meta-test-utils.h"
+#include "tests/meta-test-utils-private.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-xwayland.h"
 
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-test-utils-private.h b/src/tests/meta-test-utils-private.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b36c58b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/meta-test-utils-private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2021 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef META_TEST_UTILS_PRIVATE_H
+#define META_TEST_UTILS_PRIVATE_H
+
+#include "tests/meta-test-utils.h"
+
+void meta_ensure_test_client_path (int    argc,
+                                   char **argv);
+
+#endif /* META_TEST_UTILS_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-test-utils.c b/src/tests/meta-test-utils.c
index 84d82a303..4bb469133 100644
--- a/src/tests/meta-test-utils.c
+++ b/src/tests/meta-test-utils.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include "tests/meta-test-utils.h"
+#include "tests/meta-test-utils-private.h"
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-test-utils.h b/src/tests/meta-test-utils.h
index 833f86fe9..0b4c24755 100644
--- a/src/tests/meta-test-utils.h
+++ b/src/tests/meta-test-utils.h
@@ -82,7 +82,4 @@ void meta_test_client_destroy (MetaTestClient *client);
 
 const char * meta_test_get_plugin_name (void);
 
-void meta_ensure_test_client_path (int    argc,
-                                   char **argv);
-
 #endif /* TEST_UTILS_H */