diff --git a/gdk/mir/gdkmir.h b/gdk/mir/gdkmir.h
index 6e92fcf2e7..38cc80c578 100644
--- a/gdk/mir/gdkmir.h
+++ b/gdk/mir/gdkmir.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <gdk/gdk.h>
 #include <mir_toolkit/mir_client_library.h>
-#include <mir_toolkit/events/surface_placement.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gdk/mir/gdkmireventsource.c b/gdk/mir/gdkmireventsource.c
index 3ebf156c24..30b78a4001 100644
--- a/gdk/mir/gdkmireventsource.c
+++ b/gdk/mir/gdkmireventsource.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "gdkmir.h"
 #include "gdkmir-private.h"
 
+#include <mir_toolkit/events/surface_placement.h>
+
 #define NANO_TO_MILLI(x) ((x) / 1000000)
 
 struct _GdkMirWindowReference {