diff --git a/include/qemu/option.h b/include/qemu/option.h
index b349828782..01e673ae03 100644
--- a/include/qemu/option.h
+++ b/include/qemu/option.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ enum QemuOptType {
     QEMU_OPT_SIZE,        /* size, accepts (K)ilo, (M)ega, (G)iga, (T)era postfix */
 };
 
+typedef struct QemuOpt QemuOpt;
+
 typedef struct QemuOptDesc {
     const char *name;
     enum QemuOptType type;
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 520f421397..4519f0cd61 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ typedef struct QEMUCursor QEMUCursor;
 typedef struct QEMUFile QEMUFile;
 typedef struct QemuLockable QemuLockable;
 typedef struct QemuMutex QemuMutex;
-typedef struct QemuOpt QemuOpt;
 typedef struct QemuOpts QemuOpts;
 typedef struct QemuOptsList QemuOptsList;
 typedef struct QEMUSGList QEMUSGList;