diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeop.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeop.c
index 9c3d948e8c..2b511464b1 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeop.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeop.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ gsk_gpu_colorize_op_print (GskGpuOp    *op,
   gsk_gpu_print_newline (string);
 }
 
-static const GskGpuShaderOpClass GSK_GPU_COLORIZE_OP_CLASS = {
+const GskGpuShaderOpClass GSK_GPU_COLORIZE_OP_CLASS = {
   {
     GSK_GPU_OP_SIZE (GskGpuColorizeOp),
     GSK_GPU_STAGE_SHADER,
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeopprivate.h b/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeopprivate.h
index bfc4757881..68df71cbb5 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeopprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpucolorizeopprivate.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+extern const GskGpuShaderOpClass GSK_GPU_COLORIZE_OP_CLASS;
+
 void                    gsk_gpu_colorize_op                             (GskGpuFrame                    *frame,
                                                                          GskGpuShaderClip                clip,
                                                                          GskGpuDescriptors              *desc,