diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje_Edit.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje_Edit.h
index d9314ea7bb..7c3a32434a 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje_Edit.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje_Edit.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef _EDJE_EDIT_H
 #define _EDJE_EDIT_H
 
+#ifndef EDJE_EDIT_IS_UNSTABLE_AND_I_KNOW_ABOUT_IT
+#error "Do not use the Edje_Edit API unless you know what you are doing. It's meant only for writing editors and nothing else."
+#endif
+
 #include <Edje.h>
 
 #ifdef EAPI
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
index 9d6878d6e2..184211e5e6 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 #include "edje_private.h"
 
+#define EDJE_EDIT_IS_UNSTABLE_AND_I_KNOW_ABOUT_IT
+#include "Edje_Edit.h"
+
 static const char EDJE_EDIT_ERROR_GROUP_CURRENTLY_USED_STR[] = "Current group cannot be deleted";
 static const char EDJE_EDIT_ERROR_GROUP_REFERENCED_STR[] = "Group still in use";
 static const char EDJE_EDIT_ERROR_GROUP_DOES_NOT_EXIST_STR[] = "Group does not exist";
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
index efbb6ff2e8..8ffc14174e 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ void *alloca (size_t);
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 #include "Edje.h"
-#include "Edje_Edit.h"
 
 #include <lua.h>
 #include <lualib.h>