diff --git a/src/hb-font-private.hh b/src/hb-font-private.hh
index d24ea5f9d..35aa4d5a0 100644
--- a/src/hb-font-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-font-private.hh
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "hb-font.h"
 
-#include "hb-ot-head-private.hh"
-
 HB_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh
index 55b609d53..decc8f754 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hb-private.h"
 
 #include "hb-ot-layout.h"
+#include "hb-ot-head-private.hh"
 
 #include "hb-font-private.hh"
 #include "hb-buffer-private.hh"