diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h b/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h
index e011d01adf..e6e1a9ef59 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "hw/hotplug.h"
 
 typedef struct AcpiCpuStatus {
-    struct CPUState *cpu;
+    CPUState *cpu;
     uint64_t arch_id;
     bool is_inserting;
     bool is_removing;