diff --git a/audio/audio_int.h b/audio/audio_int.h
index 244b454012..6c451b995c 100644
--- a/audio/audio_int.h
+++ b/audio/audio_int.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ struct SWVoiceCap {
     QLIST_ENTRY (SWVoiceCap) entries;
 };
 
-struct AudioState {
+typedef struct AudioState {
     struct audio_driver *drv;
     void *drv_opaque;
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct AudioState {
     int nb_hw_voices_out;
     int nb_hw_voices_in;
     int vm_running;
-};
+} AudioState;
 
 extern const struct mixeng_volume nominal_volume;
 
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index d5de58cad1..1ea03d84ee 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 typedef struct AdapterInfo AdapterInfo;
 typedef struct AddressSpace AddressSpace;
 typedef struct AioContext AioContext;
-typedef struct AudioState AudioState;
 typedef struct BdrvDirtyBitmap BdrvDirtyBitmap;
 typedef struct BdrvDirtyBitmapIter BdrvDirtyBitmapIter;
 typedef struct BlockBackend BlockBackend;