diff --git a/src/common/Makefile.am b/src/common/Makefile.am
index 43143e2a..b3eca556 100644
--- a/src/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/common/Makefile.am
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ libcompat_la_SOURCES = \
 	compat_strlcpy.h compat_strlcpy.c \
 	compat_getpass.h compat_getpass.c \
 	compat_getopt.h compat_getopt.c \
-	simclist.h simclist.c
+	simclist.c
 
+openscinclude_HEADERS = simclist.h
diff --git a/src/include/opensc/Makefile.am b/src/include/opensc/Makefile.am
index 4723a4ef..937d758d 100644
--- a/src/include/opensc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/include/opensc/Makefile.am
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ all-local:
 	@$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/src/pkcs15init/keycache.h keycache.h
 	@$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-init.h pkcs15-init.h
 	@$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/src/scconf/scconf.h scconf.h
+	@$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/src/common/simclist.h simclist.h
 
 distclean-local:
 	-rm -f *.h
diff --git a/src/libopensc/opensc.h b/src/libopensc/opensc.h
index 0da34b26..ded4c10e 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/opensc.h
+++ b/src/libopensc/opensc.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#include <opensc/simclist.h>
 #include <opensc/scconf.h>
 #include <opensc/errors.h>
 #include <opensc/types.h>
diff --git a/src/libopensc/types.h b/src/libopensc/types.h
index 2c7d3f37..0a464098 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/types.h
+++ b/src/libopensc/types.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include "simclist.h"
 typedef unsigned char u8;
 
 #define SC_MAX_OBJECT_ID_OCTETS		16