diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h
index 1b90ffb038e..564c5632514 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int ctdb_ip_to_nodeid(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, const char *nodeip);
   start the ctdb protocol
 */
 int ctdb_start(struct ctdb_context *ctdb);
-int ctdb_start_daemon(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, bool do_fork, bool use_syslog, const char *public_address_list);
 
 /*
   attach to a ctdb database
diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index 86dbcad7df5..ed6dfbb6149 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ struct ctdb_call_state *ctdb_call_local_send(struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db,
 
 
 int ctdbd_start(struct ctdb_context *ctdb);
+int ctdb_start_daemon(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, bool do_fork,
+		      bool use_syslog,
+		      const char *public_address_list);
 struct ctdb_call_state *ctdbd_call_send(struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db, struct ctdb_call *call);
 int ctdbd_call_recv(struct ctdb_call_state *state, struct ctdb_call *call);