diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.h b/lib/libwebsockets.h
index fadbdd19..4d3342c4 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.h
@@ -885,6 +885,16 @@ lws_b64_encode_string(const char *in, int in_len, char *out, int out_size);
 LWS_EXTERN int
 lws_b64_decode_string(const char *in, char *out, int out_size);
 
+/*
+ * Note: this is not normally needed as a user api.  It's provided in case it is
+ * useful when integrating with other app poll loop service code.
+ */
+
+LWS_EXTERN int
+libwebsocket_read(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
+				struct libwebsocket *wsi,
+					       unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
+
 #ifndef LWS_NO_EXTENSIONS
 LWS_EXTERN struct libwebsocket_extension libwebsocket_internal_extensions[];
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
index ee5f1754..7e42202e 100644
--- a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
@@ -388,11 +388,6 @@ extern int
 libwebsocket_interpret_incoming_packet(struct libwebsocket *wsi,
 						unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
 
-extern int
-libwebsocket_read(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
-				struct libwebsocket *wsi,
-					       unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
-
 extern int
 lws_b64_selftest(void);