diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index df463fd33d..5877caed90 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_VMSTATE_H
 #define QEMU_VMSTATE_H
 
-#include "migration/qjson.h"
+typedef struct QJSON QJSON;
 
 typedef struct VMStateInfo VMStateInfo;
 typedef struct VMStateDescription VMStateDescription;
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 4251125831..da724c52f2 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "io/channel-buffer.h"
 #include "io/channel-file.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
+#include "qjson.h"
 
 #ifndef ETH_P_RARP
 #define ETH_P_RARP 0x8035