diff --git a/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/PamSvc.h b/cde/include/Dt/PamSvc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from cde/lib/DtPamSvc/PamSvc.h
rename to cde/include/Dt/PamSvc.h
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am
index cdc2b2e75..60aa5afce 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libDtPamSvc.la
 
-libDtPamSvc_la_SOURCES = PamSvc.c ${top_srcdir}/Dt/PamSvc.h
+# the PamSvc.h header file is located in include/Dt/
+libDtPamSvc_la_SOURCES = PamSvc.c ${top_srcdir}/include/Dt/PamSvc.h
 
 libDtPamSvc_la_LIBADD = -lpam