diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_gamecontroller.c b/src/joystick/SDL_gamecontroller.c
index 1722e629f..e6596410f 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_gamecontroller.c
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_gamecontroller.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(map_StringForGameControllerType, SDL_arraysize(map_Strin
 /*
  * convert a string to its enum equivalent
  */
-static SDL_GameControllerType SDL_GetGameControllerTypeFromString(const char *str)
+SDL_GameControllerType SDL_GetGameControllerTypeFromString(const char *str)
 {
     int i;
 
diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick_c.h b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick_c.h
index cedadfb3c..44d8e8cc9 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick_c.h
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick_c.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ extern void SDL_LoadVIDPIDListFromHints(SDL_vidpid_list *list, const char *inclu
 extern SDL_bool SDL_VIDPIDInList(Uint16 vendor_id, Uint16 product_id, const SDL_vidpid_list *list);
 extern void SDL_FreeVIDPIDList(SDL_vidpid_list *list);
 
+/* This is in SDL_gamecontroller.c */
+extern SDL_GameControllerType SDL_GetGameControllerTypeFromString(const char *str);
+
 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad.c b/src/joystick/SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad.c
index bcc757ac1..c382b9916 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad.c
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 #define SDL_HINT_STEAM_VIRTUAL_GAMEPAD_INFO_FILE    "SteamVirtualGamepadInfo"
 
-extern SDL_GameControllerType SDL_GetGameControllerTypeFromString(const char *str);
-
 static char *SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad_info_file SDL_GUARDED_BY(SDL_joystick_lock) = NULL;
 static Uint64 SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad_info_file_mtime SDL_GUARDED_BY(SDL_joystick_lock) = 0;
 static Uint32 SDL_steam_virtual_gamepad_info_check_time SDL_GUARDED_BY(SDL_joystick_lock) = 0;