diff --git a/hw/net/mcf_fec.c b/hw/net/mcf_fec.c
index 281345862c..25e3e453ab 100644
--- a/hw/net/mcf_fec.c
+++ b/hw/net/mcf_fec.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ do { printf("mcf_fec: " fmt , ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
 #define FEC_MAX_FRAME_SIZE 2032
 #define FEC_MIB_SIZE 64
 
-typedef struct {
+struct mcf_fec_state {
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
 
     MemoryRegion iomem;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t etdsr;
     uint32_t emrbr;
     uint32_t mib[FEC_MIB_SIZE];
-} mcf_fec_state;
+};
 
 #define FEC_INT_HB   0x80000000
 #define FEC_INT_BABR 0x40000000
diff --git a/include/hw/m68k/mcf_fec.h b/include/hw/m68k/mcf_fec.h
index eeb471f9c9..c09e33a57c 100644
--- a/include/hw/m68k/mcf_fec.h
+++ b/include/hw/m68k/mcf_fec.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define HW_M68K_MCF_FEC_H
 
 #define TYPE_MCF_FEC_NET "mcf-fec"
+typedef struct mcf_fec_state mcf_fec_state;
 #define MCF_FEC_NET(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(mcf_fec_state, (obj), TYPE_MCF_FEC_NET)
 
 #define FEC_NUM_IRQ 13