diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h b/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
index d9440ad14..7ace07524 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "os/os_mbuf.h"
 #include "os/queue.h"
 
-#include "atomic.h"
 #include "nimble/ble.h"
 #include "host/ble_hs.h"
 #include "host/ble_uuid.h"
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/atomic.h b/nimble/host/mesh/src/atomic.h
similarity index 100%
rename from nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/atomic.h
rename to nimble/host/mesh/src/atomic.h
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.h b/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.h
index f32649470..c08625ebd 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define BT_MESH_KEY_REFRESH(flags) (flags & 0x01)
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include "atomic.h"
 #include "mesh/mesh.h"
 #include "mesh/glue.h"
 
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c
index f4239e3c8..10617924c 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_PROV) == 1
 
 #include <errno.h>
-#include "mesh/atomic.h"
 
 #define BT_DBG_ENABLED (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_DEBUG_PROV))
 #include "host/ble_hs_log.h"
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <tinycrypt/ecc.h>
 
 #include "crypto.h"
+#include "atomic.h"
 #include "adv.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "access.h"