diff --git a/src/wayland-private.h b/src/wayland-private.h
index 01266947..7f8c12c1 100644
--- a/src/wayland-private.h
+++ b/src/wayland-private.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #define WL_HIDE_DEPRECATED 1
 
-#include "wayland-server.h"
 #include "wayland-util.h"
 
 #define ARRAY_LENGTH(a) (sizeof (a) / sizeof (a)[0])
@@ -177,6 +176,8 @@ extern wl_log_func_t wl_log_handler;
 
 void wl_log(const char *fmt, ...);
 
+struct wl_display;
+
 struct wl_array *
 wl_display_get_additional_shm_formats(struct wl_display *display);