diff --git a/src/output-json-stats.c b/src/output-json-stats.c
index 68701dd9d9..a94a5996ae 100644
--- a/src/output-json-stats.c
+++ b/src/output-json-stats.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBJANSSON
 
-#define JSON_STATS_TOTALS  (1<<0)
-#define JSON_STATS_THREADS (1<<1)
-#define JSON_STATS_DELTAS  (1<<2)
-
 typedef struct OutputStatsCtx_ {
     LogFileCtx *file_ctx;
     uint32_t flags; /** Store mode */
diff --git a/src/output-json-stats.h b/src/output-json-stats.h
index 9ad1d9b816..ab1e6b55c0 100644
--- a/src/output-json-stats.h
+++ b/src/output-json-stats.h
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 #ifndef __OUTPUT_JSON_COUNTERS_H__
 #define __OUTPUT_JSON_COUNTERS_H__
 
+#include "output-stats.h"
+
+#define JSON_STATS_TOTALS  (1<<0)
+#define JSON_STATS_THREADS (1<<1)
+#define JSON_STATS_DELTAS  (1<<2)
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBJANSSON
+json_t *StatsToJSON(const StatsTable *st, uint8_t flags);
+#endif
 void TmModuleJsonStatsLogRegister (void);
 
 #endif /* __OUTPUT_JSON_COUNTERS_H__ */