diff --git a/hw/xfree86/i2c/meson.build b/hw/xfree86/i2c/meson.build
index d22860e9ea..a5acaf8986 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/i2c/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xfree86/i2c/meson.build
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ xorg_i2c = static_library('xorg_i2c',
     dependencies: common_dep,
     c_args: xorg_c_args,
 )
-
-install_data(['xf86i2c.h', 'i2c_def.h'], install_dir: xorgsdkdir)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/i2c/i2c_def.h b/include/i2c_def.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/xfree86/i2c/i2c_def.h
rename to include/i2c_def.h
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 7f0b9823f8..55e4d492ab 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ if build_xorg
             'glamor.h',
             'globals.h',
             'glxvndabi.h',
+            'xf86i2c.h',
+            'i2c_def.h',
             'input.h',
             'inputstr.h',
             'list.h',
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.h b/include/xf86i2c.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.h
rename to include/xf86i2c.h