diff --git a/hw/xfree86/shadowfb/meson.build b/hw/xfree86/shadowfb/meson.build
index d5ddf598c0..58b206ee4b 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/shadowfb/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xfree86/shadowfb/meson.build
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ shared_module('shadowfb',
     install_dir: module_abi_dir,
     link_with: xserver_exec,
 )
-
-install_data('shadowfb.h', install_dir: xorgsdkdir)
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 428fda71f4..8bb2502b43 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ if build_xorg
             'scrnintstr.h',
             'servermd.h',
             'shadow.h',
+            'shadowfb.h',
             'syncsdk.h',
             'validate.h',
             'displaymode.h',
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/shadowfb/shadowfb.h b/include/shadowfb.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/xfree86/shadowfb/shadowfb.h
rename to include/shadowfb.h