diff --git a/src/gc-stock.c b/src/gc-stock.c
index 75a30036b1d5e..d61d9387fe143 100644
--- a/src/gc-stock.c
+++ b/src/gc-stock.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "julia_atomics.h"
 #include "julia_gcext.h"
 #include "julia_assert.h"
-#include "jloptions.h"
 #ifdef __GLIBC__
 #include <malloc.h> // for malloc_trim
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jloptions.h b/src/jloptions.h
index 66667a100c23d..aac2a64a373a8 100644
--- a/src/jloptions.h
+++ b/src/jloptions.h
@@ -64,6 +64,4 @@ typedef struct {
     int8_t trace_compile_timing;
 } jl_options_t;
 
-uint64_t parse_heap_size_hint(const char *optarg, const char *option_name);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/julia.h b/src/julia.h
index caa938ffeb0d6..f09afc8479564 100644
--- a/src/julia.h
+++ b/src/julia.h
@@ -2505,6 +2505,8 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT ssize_t jl_sizeof_jl_options(void);
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_parse_opts(int *argcp, char ***argvp);
 JL_DLLEXPORT char *jl_format_filename(const char *output_pattern);
 
+uint64_t parse_heap_size_hint(const char *optarg, const char *option_name);
+
 // Set julia-level ARGS array according to the arguments provided in
 // argc/argv
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_set_ARGS(int argc, char **argv);