diff --git a/include/ntapi/nt_api.h b/include/ntapi/nt_api.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d895a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ntapi/nt_api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef _NT_API_H_
+#define _NT_API_H_
+
+#include "nt_abi.h"
+#include "nt_compiler.h"
+
+#if   defined (NTAPI_EXPORT)
+#define	__ntapi_api __attr_export__
+#elif defined (NTAPI_IMPORT)
+#define	__ntapi_api __attr_import__
+#elif defined (NTAPI_STATIC)
+#define	__ntapi_api
+#else
+#define	__ntapi_api
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/ntapi/ntapi.h b/include/ntapi/ntapi.h
index 7dc0ea6..d122db5 100644
--- a/include/ntapi/ntapi.h
+++ b/include/ntapi/ntapi.h
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _NTAPI_H_
 #define _NTAPI_H_
 
-#if   defined (NTAPI_EXPORT)
-#define	__ntapi_api __attr_export__
-#elif defined (NTAPI_IMPORT)
-#define	__ntapi_api __attr_import__
-#elif defined (NTAPI_STATIC)
-#define	__ntapi_api
-#else
-#define	__ntapi_api
-#endif
-
-#include "nt_abi.h"
+#include "nt_api.h"
 #include "nt_compiler.h"
 #include "nt_status.h"
 #include "nt_crc32.h"
diff --git a/project/headers.mk b/project/headers.mk
index 4579849..4c908cd 100644
--- a/project/headers.mk
+++ b/project/headers.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 API_HEADERS = \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/include/$(PACKAGE)/./nt_abi.h \
+	$(SOURCE_DIR)/include/$(PACKAGE)/./nt_api.h \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/include/$(PACKAGE)/./nt_acl.h \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/include/$(PACKAGE)/./nt_argv.h \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/include/$(PACKAGE)/./nt_atom.h \