diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL.h b/include/SDL3/SDL.h
index 422c6cc4a5..3ace34f314 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <SDL3/SDL_misc.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_mouse.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_mutex.h>
+#include <SDL3/SDL_pen.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_platform.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_power.h>
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11pen.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11pen.c
index 6d0dbca4ec..e2af7fc7bf 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11pen.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11pen.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "../../events/SDL_pen_c.h"
 #include "../SDL_sysvideo.h"
-#include "SDL_pen.h"
 #include "SDL_x11pen.h"
 #include "SDL_x11video.h"
 #include "SDL_x11xinput2.h"