diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 1ea03d84ee..8bab07bd5d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ typedef struct QBool QBool;
 typedef struct QDict QDict;
 typedef struct QEMUBH QEMUBH;
 typedef struct QemuConsole QemuConsole;
-typedef struct QemuDmaBuf QemuDmaBuf;
 typedef struct QEMUFile QEMUFile;
 typedef struct QemuLockable QemuLockable;
 typedef struct QemuMutex QemuMutex;
diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 853fcf4eb7..c4f497cb8d 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct QEMUGLParams {
     int minor_ver;
 };
 
-struct QemuDmaBuf {
+typedef struct QemuDmaBuf {
     int       fd;
     uint32_t  width;
     uint32_t  height;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct QemuDmaBuf {
     uint32_t  fourcc;
     uint32_t  texture;
     bool      y0_top;
-};
+} QemuDmaBuf;
 
 typedef struct DisplayChangeListenerOps {
     const char *dpy_name;