diff --git a/dix/events.c b/dix/events.c
index 0f5b042e3..f87d2bbf9 100644
--- a/dix/events.c
+++ b/dix/events.c
@@ -524,13 +524,6 @@ SyntheticMotion(DeviceIntPtr dev, int x, int y) {
 #ifdef PANORAMIX
 static void PostNewCursor(DeviceIntPtr pDev);
 
-static Bool
-pointOnScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen, int x, int y)
-{
-    return x >= pScreen->x && x < pScreen->x + pScreen->width &&
-           y >= pScreen->y && y < pScreen->y + pScreen->height;
-}
-
 static Bool
 XineramaSetCursorPosition(
     DeviceIntPtr pDev,
@@ -550,13 +543,13 @@ XineramaSetCursorPosition(
     x += screenInfo.screens[0]->x;
     y += screenInfo.screens[0]->y;
 
-    if(!pointOnScreen(pScreen, x, y))
+    if(!point_on_screen(pScreen, x, y))
     {
 	FOR_NSCREENS(i)
 	{
 	    if(i == pScreen->myNum)
 		continue;
-	    if(pointOnScreen(screenInfo.screens[i], x, y))
+	    if(point_on_screen(screenInfo.screens[i], x, y))
 	    {
 		pScreen = screenInfo.screens[i];
 		break;
diff --git a/dix/inpututils.c b/dix/inpututils.c
index 0a3d3d8b4..eeae2a74f 100644
--- a/dix/inpututils.c
+++ b/dix/inpututils.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "xkbstr.h"
 #include "inpututils.h"
 #include "eventstr.h"
+#include "scrnintstr.h"
 
 /* Check if a button map change is okay with the device.
  * Returns -1 for BadValue, as it collides with MappingBusy. */
@@ -619,6 +620,13 @@ void init_device_event(DeviceEvent *event, DeviceIntPtr dev, Time ms)
     event->sourceid = dev->id;
 }
 
+Bool
+point_on_screen(ScreenPtr pScreen, int x, int y)
+{
+    return x >= pScreen->x && x < pScreen->x + pScreen->width &&
+           y >= pScreen->y && y < pScreen->y + pScreen->height;
+}
+
 /**
  * Delete the element with the key from the list, freeing all memory
  * associated with the element..
diff --git a/include/input.h b/include/input.h
index 6ba1ab200..b7de5ca3d 100644
--- a/include/input.h
+++ b/include/input.h
@@ -608,4 +608,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT const char* input_option_get_value(const InputOption *opt);
 extern _X_EXPORT void input_option_set_key(InputOption *opt, const char* key);
 extern _X_EXPORT void input_option_set_value(InputOption *opt, const char* value);
 
+extern _X_HIDDEN Bool point_on_screen(ScreenPtr pScreen, int x, int y);
+
 #endif /* INPUT_H */