diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/meson.build b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/meson.build
index 508ddddca..ea3f3f1c1 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/meson.build
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/meson.build
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ libcamera_internal_headers += files([
     'debayer_params.h',
     'software_isp.h',
     'swisp_stats.h',
+    'swstats_cpu.h',
 ])
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/swstats_cpu.h b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/swstats_cpu.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libcamera/software_isp/swstats_cpu.h
rename to include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/swstats_cpu.h
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
index 03e0d7843..1cd411f26 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h"
 #include "libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/swstats_cpu.h"
 
 #include "debayer.h"
-#include "swstats_cpu.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/swstats_cpu.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/swstats_cpu.cpp
index 1b33ffa71..55e764b0a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/swstats_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/swstats_cpu.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * CPU based software statistics implementation
  */
 
-#include "swstats_cpu.h"
+#include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/swstats_cpu.h"
 
 #include <libcamera/base/log.h>