diff --git a/src/git_odb.c b/src/git_odb.c
index 3f88988aa..290ba2a03 100644
--- a/src/git_odb.c
+++ b/src/git_odb.c
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
 
 #include "git_odb.h"
 
+struct git_odb {
+	/** Path to the "objects" directory. */
+	const char *path;
+
+	/** Alternate databases to search. */
+	struct git_odb **alternates;
+
+	/** Number of alternates available. */
+	unsigned n_alternates;
+};
+
 git_result git_odb_read(git_sobj *out, git_odb *db, const git_oid *id)
 {
 	if (!git_odb__read_packed(out, db, id))
diff --git a/src/git_odb.h b/src/git_odb.h
index b74eefdaa..4c3bbc923 100644
--- a/src/git_odb.h
+++ b/src/git_odb.h
@@ -50,16 +50,7 @@
 GIT_BEGIN_DECL
 
 /** An open object database handle. */
-typedef struct git_odb {
-	/** Path to the "objects" directory. */
-	const char *path;
-
-	/** Alternate databases to search. */
-	struct git_odb **alternates;
-
-	/** Number of alternates available. */
-	unsigned n_alternates;
-} git_odb;
+typedef struct git_odb git_odb;
 
 /**
  * Open an object database for read/write access.