diff --git a/include/net/filter.h b/include/net/filter.h
index 27ffc630df..f15f7932b2 100644
--- a/include/net/filter.h
+++ b/include/net/filter.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_NET_FILTER_H
 #define QEMU_NET_FILTER_H
 
-#include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-common.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "net/queue.h"
diff --git a/qapi/common.json b/qapi/common.json
index 6fed9cde1a..f1bb841951 100644
--- a/qapi/common.json
+++ b/qapi/common.json
@@ -51,17 +51,6 @@
 { 'enum': 'OnOffSplit',
   'data': [ 'on', 'off', 'split' ] }
 
-##
-# @String:
-#
-# A fat type wrapping 'str', to be embedded in lists.
-#
-# Since: 1.2
-##
-{ 'struct': 'String',
-  'data': {
-    'str': 'str' } }
-
 ##
 # @StrOrNull:
 #
diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 68493d6ac9..0a993e1a3d 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # = Net devices
 ##
 
-{ 'include': 'common.json' }
 { 'include': 'sockets.json' }
 
 ##
@@ -105,6 +104,17 @@
     '*addr':    'str',
     '*vectors': 'uint32' } }
 
+##
+# @String:
+#
+# A fat type wrapping 'str', to be embedded in lists.
+#
+# Since: 1.2
+##
+{ 'struct': 'String',
+  'data': {
+    'str': 'str' } }
+
 ##
 # @NetdevUserOptions:
 #