diff --git a/lib/krb5/common_plugin.h b/lib/krb5/common_plugin.h
index 6b92eb81c..05f8b628f 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/common_plugin.h
+++ b/lib/krb5/common_plugin.h
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ typedef struct krb5_plugin_common_ftable_desc krb5_plugin_common_ftable;
 typedef struct krb5_plugin_common_ftable_desc *krb5_plugin_common_ftable_p;
 typedef struct krb5_plugin_common_ftable_desc * const krb5_plugin_common_ftable_cp;
 
+typedef krb5_error_code
+(KRB5_CALLCONV krb5_plugin_load_ft)(krb5_context context,
+                                    krb5_get_instance_func_t *func,
+                                    size_t *n_ftables,
+                                    krb5_plugin_common_ftable_cp **ftables);
+
+typedef krb5_plugin_load_ft *krb5_plugin_load_t;
+
 /*
  * All plugins must export a function named "<type>_plugin_load" with
  * a signature of:
diff --git a/lib/krb5/plugin.c b/lib/krb5/plugin.c
index e5e8f2858..5730f7ca0 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/plugin.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/plugin.c
@@ -514,12 +514,6 @@ add_dso_plugin_struct(krb5_context context,
     return plugins;
 }
 
-typedef krb5_error_code
-(KRB5_CALLCONV *krb5_plugin_load_t)(krb5_context context,
-				    krb5_get_instance_func_t *func,
-				    size_t *n_ftables,
-				    krb5_plugin_common_ftable_cp **ftables);
-
 static krb5_boolean
 validate_plugin_deps(krb5_context context,
 		     struct krb5_plugin_data *caller,