diff --git a/hw/xfree86/parser/meson.build b/hw/xfree86/parser/meson.build
index c1d54c3ea2..785369179b 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/parser/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xfree86/parser/meson.build
@@ -29,5 +29,3 @@ xorg_parser = static_library('xorg_parser',
         '-DDATADIR="' + join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir')) + '"',
     ],
 )
-
-install_data(['xf86Parser.h', 'xf86Optrec.h'], install_dir: xorgsdkdir)
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 8ff4bbd0fe..428fda71f4 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ if build_xorg
             'xf86Opt.h',
             'xf86Optionstr.h',
             'xf86platformBus.h',
+            'xf86Parser.h',
+            'xf86Optrec.h',
             'xf86Priv.h',
             'xf86Privstr.h',
             'xf86str.h',
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/parser/xf86Optrec.h b/include/xf86Optrec.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/xfree86/parser/xf86Optrec.h
rename to include/xf86Optrec.h
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/parser/xf86Parser.h b/include/xf86Parser.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/xfree86/parser/xf86Parser.h
rename to include/xf86Parser.h