diff --git a/hw/i2c/bitbang_i2c.h b/hw/i2c/bitbang_i2c.h
index 3a7126d5de..9443021710 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/bitbang_i2c.h
+++ b/hw/i2c/bitbang_i2c.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "hw/i2c/i2c.h"
 
-typedef struct bitbang_i2c_interface bitbang_i2c_interface;
-
 #define BITBANG_I2C_SDA 0
 #define BITBANG_I2C_SCL 1
 
diff --git a/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h b/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h
index 5dc166158b..cf4c45a98f 100644
--- a/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h
+++ b/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ int i2c_recv(I2CBus *bus);
 
 DeviceState *i2c_create_slave(I2CBus *bus, const char *name, uint8_t addr);
 
+typedef struct bitbang_i2c_interface bitbang_i2c_interface;
+
 /* lm832x.c */
 void lm832x_key_event(DeviceState *dev, int key, int state);
 
diff --git a/include/hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.h b/include/hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.h
index 0891a9c948..b3450bacf7 100644
--- a/include/hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.h
+++ b/include/hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/i2c.h"
 
-/* from hw/i2c/bitbang_i2c.h */
-typedef struct bitbang_i2c_interface bitbang_i2c_interface;
-
 #define TYPE_PPC4xx_I2C "ppc4xx-i2c"
 #define PPC4xx_I2C(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(PPC4xxI2CState, (obj), TYPE_PPC4xx_I2C)