diff --git a/gn/core.gni b/gn/core.gni
index aae6c8c040..934df2e29d 100644
--- a/gn/core.gni
+++ b/gn/core.gni
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ skia_core_sources = [
   "$_include/core/SkPath.h",
   "$_include/core/SkPathEffect.h",
   "$_include/core/SkPathMeasure.h",
-  "$_include/core/SkPathRef.h",
   "$_include/core/SkPicture.h",
   "$_include/core/SkPictureAnalyzer.h",
   "$_include/core/SkPictureRecorder.h",
@@ -460,6 +459,7 @@ skia_core_sources = [
   "$_include/private/SkMessageBus.h",
   "$_include/private/SkMutex.h",
   "$_include/private/SkOnce.h",
+  "$_include/private/SkPathRef.h",
   "$_include/private/SkSemaphore.h",
   "$_include/private/SkShadowFlags.h",
   "$_include/private/SkSpinlock.h",
diff --git a/include/core/SkPath.h b/include/core/SkPath.h
index 60aa44ff86..b8c921f3ee 100644
--- a/include/core/SkPath.h
+++ b/include/core/SkPath.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define SkPath_DEFINED
 
 #include "SkMatrix.h"
-#include "SkPathRef.h"
+#include "../private/SkPathRef.h"
 
 class SkAutoPathBoundsUpdate;
 class SkRRect;
diff --git a/include/core/SkPathRef.h b/include/private/SkPathRef.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/core/SkPathRef.h
rename to include/private/SkPathRef.h
diff --git a/tests/RRectInPathTest.cpp b/tests/RRectInPathTest.cpp
index 5b7d17d9ce..4aa535ea81 100644
--- a/tests/RRectInPathTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/RRectInPathTest.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "SkMatrix.h"
 #include "SkPath.h"
-#include "SkPathRef.h"
+//#include "SkPathRef.h"
 #include "SkRRect.h"
 #include "Test.h"