diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 416a8c9ace..cbe6f7f4c7 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ typedef struct QEMUSGList QEMUSGList;
 typedef struct QemuSpin QemuSpin;
 typedef struct QEMUTimer QEMUTimer;
 typedef struct QEMUTimerListGroup QEMUTimerListGroup;
+typedef struct QIgvm QIgvm;
 typedef struct QList QList;
 typedef struct QNull QNull;
 typedef struct QNum QNum;
diff --git a/include/system/igvm-internal.h b/include/system/igvm-internal.h
index 38004bd908..76ae1bc3be 100644
--- a/include/system/igvm-internal.h
+++ b/include/system/igvm-internal.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typedef struct QIgvmParameterData {
  * QIgvm contains the information required during processing of a single IGVM
  * file.
  */
-typedef struct QIgvm {
+struct QIgvm {
     IgvmHandle file;
     MachineState *machine_state;
     ConfidentialGuestSupportClass *cgsc;
@@ -67,16 +67,11 @@ typedef struct QIgvm {
     unsigned region_start_index;
     unsigned region_last_index;
     unsigned region_page_count;
-} QIgvm;
+};
 
 IgvmHandle qigvm_file_init(char *filename, Error **errp);
 
 QIgvmParameterData*
 qigvm_find_param_entry(QIgvm *igvm, uint32_t parameter_area_index);
 
-/*
- *  IGVM parameter handlers
- */
-int qigvm_directive_madt(QIgvm *ctx, const uint8_t *header_data, Error **errp);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/system/igvm.h b/include/system/igvm.h
index 5573a6111a..f9231f03ec 100644
--- a/include/system/igvm.h
+++ b/include/system/igvm.h
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ int qigvm_x86_get_mem_map_entry(int index,
 int qigvm_x86_set_vp_context(void *data, int index,
                              Error **errp);
 
+/*
+ *  IGVM parameter handlers
+ */
+int qigvm_directive_madt(QIgvm *ctx, const uint8_t *header_data, Error **errp);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/stubs/igvm.c b/stubs/igvm.c
index 47d5130d9d..9e9f683fc9 100644
--- a/stubs/igvm.c
+++ b/stubs/igvm.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
 #include "system/igvm.h"
-#include "system/igvm-internal.h"
 
 int qigvm_x86_get_mem_map_entry(int index,
                                 ConfidentialGuestMemoryMapEntry *entry,