diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index aa5ab6929b..0e0db9bac6 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES += $(LOCK_DAEMON_GENERATED)
 
 LOCK_DRIVER_LOCKD_SOURCES = \
 		locking/lock_driver_lockd.c \
+		locking/lock_driver_lockd.h \
 		$(NULL)
 
 LOCK_DAEMON_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/src/lock_protocol-structs b/src/lock_protocol-structs
index 8e8b84fb3b..41be9ce347 100644
--- a/src/lock_protocol-structs
+++ b/src/lock_protocol-structs
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ struct virLockSpaceProtocolDeleteResourceArgs {
         virLockSpaceProtocolNonNullString name;
         u_int                      flags;
 };
-enum virLockSpaceProtocolAcquireResourceFlags {
-        VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED = 1,
-        VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE = 2,
-};
 struct virLockSpaceProtocolAcquireResourceArgs {
         virLockSpaceProtocolNonNullString path;
         virLockSpaceProtocolNonNullString name;
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
index 5b89ca142b..1812611705 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "configmake.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
 
+#include "lock_driver_lockd.h"
+
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LOCKING
 
 VIR_LOG_INIT("locking.lock_driver_lockd");
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baf346adaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * lock_driver_lockd.h: Locking for domain lifecycle operations
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VIR_LOCK_DRIVER_LOCKD_H__
+# define __VIR_LOCK_DRIVER_LOCKD_H__
+
+enum virLockSpaceProtocolAcquireResourceFlags {
+        VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED = 1,
+        VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE = 2,
+};
+
+#endif /* __VIR_LOCK_DRIVER_LOCKD_H__ */
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_protocol.x b/src/locking/lock_protocol.x
index a77a78490c..6d4cec39e2 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_protocol.x
+++ b/src/locking/lock_protocol.x
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  */
 
 %#include "internal.h"
+%#include "lock_driver_lockd.h"
 
 typedef opaque virLockSpaceProtocolUUID[VIR_UUID_BUFLEN];
 
@@ -50,11 +51,6 @@ struct virLockSpaceProtocolDeleteResourceArgs {
     unsigned int flags;
 };
 
-enum virLockSpaceProtocolAcquireResourceFlags {
-    VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED     = 1,
-    VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE = 2
-};
-
 struct virLockSpaceProtocolAcquireResourceArgs {
     virLockSpaceProtocolNonNullString path;
     virLockSpaceProtocolNonNullString name;