diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ee3ccc7..295121f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ libdrm_la_SOURCES =				\
 	libdrm_lists.h
 
 libdrmincludedir = ${includedir}
-libdrminclude_HEADERS = xf86drm.h xf86drmMode.h
+libdrminclude_HEADERS = xf86drm.h xf86drmMode.h xf86atomic.h
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libdrm.pc.in include/drm/*
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aaa8efa..953a758 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ if test "x$INTEL" != "xno"; then
 
     ])
     if test "x$drm_cv_atomic_primitives" = xIntel; then
-	    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INTEL_ATOMIC_PRIMITIVES, 1,
+	    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBDRM_ATOMIC_PRIMITIVES, 1,
 		      [Enable if your compiler supports the Intel __sync_* atomic primitives])
     fi
     if test "x$drm_cv_atomic_primitives" = "xlibatomic-ops"; then
diff --git a/intel/intel_atomic.h b/intel/intel_atomic.h
index 12bb96b..dcb4ec8 100644
--- a/intel/intel_atomic.h
+++ b/intel/intel_atomic.h
@@ -34,60 +34,6 @@
 #ifndef INTEL_ATOMICS_H
 #define INTEL_ATOMICS_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_INTEL_ATOMIC_PRIMITIVES
-
-#define HAS_ATOMIC_OPS 1
-
-typedef struct {
-	int atomic;
-} atomic_t;
-
-# define atomic_read(x) ((x)->atomic)
-# define atomic_set(x, val) ((x)->atomic = (val))
-# define atomic_inc(x) ((void) __sync_fetch_and_add (&(x)->atomic, 1))
-# define atomic_dec_and_test(x) (__sync_fetch_and_add (&(x)->atomic, -1) == 1)
-# define atomic_cmpxchg(x, oldv, newv) __sync_val_compare_and_swap (&(x)->atomic, oldv, newv)
-
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_LIB_ATOMIC_OPS
-#include <atomic_ops.h>
-
-#define HAS_ATOMIC_OPS 1
-
-typedef struct {
-	AO_t atomic;
-} atomic_t;
-
-# define atomic_read(x) AO_load_full(&(x)->atomic)
-# define atomic_set(x, val) AO_store_full(&(x)->atomic, (val))
-# define atomic_inc(x) ((void) AO_fetch_and_add1_full(&(x)->atomic))
-# define atomic_dec_and_test(x) (AO_fetch_and_sub1_full(&(x)->atomic) == 1)
-# define atomic_cmpxchg(x, oldv, newv) AO_compare_and_swap_full(&(x)->atomic, oldv, newv)
-
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__sun) && !defined(HAS_ATOMIC_OPS)  /* Solaris & OpenSolaris */
-
-#include <sys/atomic.h>
-#define HAS_ATOMIC_OPS 1
-
-typedef struct { uint_t atomic; } atomic_t;
-
-# define atomic_read(x) (int) ((x)->atomic)
-# define atomic_set(x, val) ((x)->atomic = (uint_t)(val))
-# define atomic_inc(x) (atomic_inc_uint (&(x)->atomic))
-# define atomic_dec_and_test(x) (atomic_dec_uint_nv(&(x)->atomic) == 1)
-# define atomic_cmpxchg(x, oldv, newv) atomic_cas_uint (&(x)->atomic, oldv, newv)
-
-#endif
-
-#if ! HAS_ATOMIC_OPS
-#error libdrm-intel requires atomic operations, please define them for your CPU/compiler.
-#endif
+#include <xf86atomic.h>
 
 #endif
diff --git a/xf86atomic.h b/xf86atomic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..627dcf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xf86atomic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Â© 2009 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *    Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file intel_atomics.h
+ *
+ * Private definitions for atomic operations
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBDRM_ATOMICS_H
+#define LIBDRM_ATOMICS_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#if HAVE_LIBDRM_ATOMIC_PRIMITIVES
+
+#define HAS_ATOMIC_OPS 1
+
+typedef struct {
+	int atomic;
+} atomic_t;
+
+# define atomic_read(x) ((x)->atomic)
+# define atomic_set(x, val) ((x)->atomic = (val))
+# define atomic_inc(x) ((void) __sync_fetch_and_add (&(x)->atomic, 1))
+# define atomic_dec_and_test(x) (__sync_fetch_and_add (&(x)->atomic, -1) == 1)
+# define atomic_cmpxchg(x, oldv, newv) __sync_val_compare_and_swap (&(x)->atomic, oldv, newv)
+
+#endif
+
+#if HAVE_LIB_ATOMIC_OPS
+#include <atomic_ops.h>
+
+#define HAS_ATOMIC_OPS 1
+
+typedef struct {
+	AO_t atomic;
+} atomic_t;
+
+# define atomic_read(x) AO_load_full(&(x)->atomic)
+# define atomic_set(x, val) AO_store_full(&(x)->atomic, (val))
+# define atomic_inc(x) ((void) AO_fetch_and_add1_full(&(x)->atomic))
+# define atomic_dec_and_test(x) (AO_fetch_and_sub1_full(&(x)->atomic) == 1)
+# define atomic_cmpxchg(x, oldv, newv) AO_compare_and_swap_full(&(x)->atomic, oldv, newv)
+
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__sun) && !defined(HAS_ATOMIC_OPS)  /* Solaris & OpenSolaris */
+
+#include <sys/atomic.h>
+#define HAS_ATOMIC_OPS 1
+
+typedef struct { uint_t atomic; } atomic_t;
+
+# define atomic_read(x) (int) ((x)->atomic)
+# define atomic_set(x, val) ((x)->atomic = (uint_t)(val))
+# define atomic_inc(x) (atomic_inc_uint (&(x)->atomic))
+# define atomic_dec_and_test(x) (atomic_dec_uint_nv(&(x)->atomic) == 1)
+# define atomic_cmpxchg(x, oldv, newv) atomic_cas_uint (&(x)->atomic, oldv, newv)
+
+#endif
+
+#if ! HAS_ATOMIC_OPS
+#error libdrm-intel requires atomic operations, please define them for your CPU/compiler.
+#endif
+
+#endif
