diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 3ec0e13a96..fed53f6de2 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ typedef struct NetClientState NetClientState;
 typedef struct NetFilterState NetFilterState;
 typedef struct NICInfo NICInfo;
 typedef struct NumaNodeMem NumaNodeMem;
+typedef struct ObjectClass ObjectClass;
 typedef struct PCIBridge PCIBridge;
 typedef struct PCIBus PCIBus;
 typedef struct PCIDevice PCIDevice;
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index f0b0bf39cc..499e1fd8b7 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 struct TypeImpl;
 typedef struct TypeImpl *Type;
 
-typedef struct ObjectClass ObjectClass;
 typedef struct Object Object;
 
 typedef struct TypeInfo TypeInfo;