diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 27d3f057493e..a0b07c331255 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ struct vring_virtqueue {
 		/* Available for packed ring */
 		struct {
 			/* Actual memory layout for this queue. */
-			struct vring_packed vring;
+			struct {
+				unsigned int num;
+				struct vring_packed_desc *desc;
+				struct vring_packed_desc_event *driver;
+				struct vring_packed_desc_event *device;
+			} vring;
 
 			/* Driver ring wrap counter. */
 			bool avail_wrap_counter;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h
index 2414f8af26b3..4c4e24c291a5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h
@@ -213,14 +213,4 @@ struct vring_packed_desc {
 	__le16 flags;
 };
 
-struct vring_packed {
-	unsigned int num;
-
-	struct vring_packed_desc *desc;
-
-	struct vring_packed_desc_event *driver;
-
-	struct vring_packed_desc_event *device;
-};
-
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H */