diff --git a/include/sway/security.h b/include/sway/security.h
index d60f264a0..0edffdfa7 100644
--- a/include/sway/security.h
+++ b/include/sway/security.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ uint32_t get_feature_policy_mask(pid_t pid);
 uint32_t get_ipc_policy_mask(pid_t pid);
 uint32_t get_command_policy_mask(const char *cmd);
 
+struct feature_policy *get_feature_policy(const char *name);
+
 const char *command_policy_str(enum command_context context);
 
 struct feature_policy *alloc_feature_policy(const char *program);
diff --git a/sway/commands/permit.c b/sway/commands/permit.c
index 4a78ef0db..c55f46d87 100644
--- a/sway/commands/permit.c
+++ b/sway/commands/permit.c
@@ -38,25 +38,6 @@ static enum secure_feature get_features(int argc, char **argv,
 	return features;
 }
 
-static struct feature_policy *get_feature_policy(const char *name) {
-	struct feature_policy *policy = NULL;
-	for (int i = 0; i < config->feature_policies->length; ++i) {
-		struct feature_policy *p = config->feature_policies->items[i];
-		if (strcmp(p->program, name) == 0) {
-			policy = p;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!policy) {
-		policy = alloc_feature_policy(name);
-		if (!policy) {
-			sway_abort("Unable to allocate security policy");
-		}
-		list_add(config->feature_policies, policy);
-	}
-	return policy;
-}
-
 struct cmd_results *cmd_permit(int argc, char **argv) {
 	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
 	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "permit", EXPECTED_MORE_THAN, 1))) {
diff --git a/sway/security.c b/sway/security.c
index 5b762b07a..96af2b88b 100644
--- a/sway/security.c
+++ b/sway/security.c
@@ -94,6 +94,26 @@ static const char *get_pid_exe(pid_t pid) {
 	return link;
 }
 
+struct feature_policy *get_feature_policy(const char *name) {
+	struct feature_policy *policy = NULL;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < config->feature_policies->length; ++i) {
+		struct feature_policy *p = config->feature_policies->items[i];
+		if (strcmp(p->program, name) == 0) {
+			policy = p;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!policy) {
+		policy = alloc_feature_policy(name);
+		if (!policy) {
+			sway_abort("Unable to allocate security policy");
+		}
+		list_add(config->feature_policies, policy);
+	}
+	return policy;
+}
+
 uint32_t get_feature_policy_mask(pid_t pid) {
 	uint32_t default_policy = 0;
 	const char *link = get_pid_exe(pid);