diff --git a/miext/damage/damage.h b/include/damage.h
similarity index 100%
rename from miext/damage/damage.h
rename to include/damage.h
diff --git a/miext/damage/damagestr.h b/include/damagestr.h
similarity index 100%
rename from miext/damage/damagestr.h
rename to include/damagestr.h
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 9fdde8dd68..459c69da02 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ if build_xorg
             'compositeext.h',
             'cursor.h',
             'cursorstr.h',
+            'damage.h',
+            'damagestr.h',
             'dix.h',
             'dixaccess.h',
             'dixfont.h',
diff --git a/miext/damage/meson.build b/miext/damage/meson.build
index 7daebb6755..f16d0ad002 100644
--- a/miext/damage/meson.build
+++ b/miext/damage/meson.build
@@ -2,17 +2,8 @@ srcs_miext_damage = [
 	'damage.c',
 ]
 
-hdrs_miext_damage = [
-	'damage.h',
-	'damagestr.h',
-]
-
 libxserver_miext_damage = static_library('xserver_miext_damage',
 	srcs_miext_damage,
 	include_directories: inc,
 	dependencies: common_dep,
 )
-
-if build_xorg
-    install_data(hdrs_miext_damage, install_dir: xorgsdkdir)
-endif