diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkdrag-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkdrag-x11.c
index cbf5b75d06..8ac9bd782b 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkdrag-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkdrag-x11.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ move_drag_surface (GdkDrag *drag,
   gdk_x11_surface_move (drag_x11->drag_surface,
                         x_root - drag_x11->hot_x,
                         y_root - drag_x11->hot_y);
-  gdk_surface_raise (drag_x11->drag_surface);
+  gdk_x11_surface_raise (drag_x11->drag_surface);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h b/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h
index 36cdea1d1c..d1b5e4c3e3 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ void gdk_x11_surface_get_root_coords (GdkSurface *surface,
                                       gint       *root_x,
                                       gint       *root_y);
 
+void gdk_x11_surface_raise (GdkSurface *surface);
+
 GdkGrabStatus _gdk_x11_convert_grab_status (gint status);
 
 cairo_surface_t * _gdk_x11_display_create_bitmap_surface (GdkDisplay *display,
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
index dfb186d336..bed745b8f5 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ gdk_x11_surface_layout_popup (GdkSurface     *surface,
 static void
 show_popup (GdkSurface *surface)
 {
-  gdk_surface_raise (surface);
+  gdk_x11_surface_raise (surface);
   gdk_synthesize_surface_state (surface, GDK_SURFACE_STATE_WITHDRAWN, 0);
   _gdk_surface_update_viewable (surface);
   gdk_x11_surface_show (surface, FALSE);
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ _gdk_x11_surface_set_surface_scale (GdkSurface *surface,
   gdk_surface_invalidate_rect (surface, NULL);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 gdk_x11_surface_raise (GdkSurface *surface)
 {
   XRaiseWindow (GDK_SURFACE_XDISPLAY (surface), GDK_SURFACE_XID (surface));