diff --git a/include/qemu/uri.h b/include/qemu/uri.h
index b43f35a6a6..2875c51417 100644
--- a/include/qemu/uri.h
+++ b/include/qemu/uri.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ typedef struct QueryParams {
   QueryParam *p;       /* array of parameters */
 } QueryParams;
 
-struct QueryParams *query_params_new (int init_alloc);
+QueryParams *query_params_new (int init_alloc);
 extern QueryParams *query_params_parse (const char *query);
 extern void query_params_free (QueryParams *ps);