diff --git a/include/sway/server.h b/include/sway/server.h
index b1d7523ca..6152651e6 100644
--- a/include/sway/server.h
+++ b/include/sway/server.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ extern struct sway_debug debug;
 
 extern bool allow_unsupported_gpu;
 
+void sway_terminate(int exit_code);
+
 bool server_init(struct sway_server *server);
 void server_fini(struct sway_server *server);
 bool server_start(struct sway_server *server);
diff --git a/sway/commands/exit.c b/sway/commands/exit.c
index 10cde640c..0f326cea6 100644
--- a/sway/commands/exit.c
+++ b/sway/commands/exit.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include "sway/commands.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
-
-void sway_terminate(int exit_code);
+#include "sway/server.h"
 
 struct cmd_results *cmd_exit(int argc, char **argv) {
 	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;