diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 94f9e36a7..2bf5a6c7f 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -1239,9 +1239,6 @@ int pw_control_remove_link(struct pw_control_link *link);
 
 void pw_control_destroy(struct pw_control *control);
 
-void pw_proxy_unref(struct pw_proxy *proxy);
-void pw_proxy_ref(struct pw_proxy *proxy);
-
 #define PW_LOG_OBJECT_POD	(1<<0)
 void pw_log_log_object(enum spa_log_level level, const char *file, int line,
 	   const char *func, uint32_t flags, const void *object);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/proxy.h b/src/pipewire/proxy.h
index b79a659f0..1e15dccce 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/proxy.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/proxy.h
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ void pw_proxy_add_object_listener(struct pw_proxy *proxy,	/**< the proxy */
 /** destroy a proxy */
 void pw_proxy_destroy(struct pw_proxy *proxy);
 
+void pw_proxy_ref(struct pw_proxy *proxy);
+void pw_proxy_unref(struct pw_proxy *proxy);
+
 /** Get the user_data. The size was given in \ref pw_proxy_new */
 void *pw_proxy_get_user_data(struct pw_proxy *proxy);