diff --git a/include/openssl/ec.h b/include/openssl/ec.h
index 9f0a0097e5..a7793b8271 100644
--- a/include/openssl/ec.h
+++ b/include/openssl/ec.h
@@ -740,9 +740,6 @@ int ECPKParameters_print_fp(FILE *fp, const EC_GROUP *x, int off);
 /*                      EC_KEY functions                            */
 /********************************************************************/
 
-typedef struct ec_key_st EC_KEY;
-typedef struct ec_key_method_st EC_KEY_METHOD;
-
 /* some values for the encoding_flag */
 # define EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS   0x001
 # define EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY       0x002
diff --git a/include/openssl/ossl_typ.h b/include/openssl/ossl_typ.h
index 167974b923..a6d07a0bb3 100644
--- a/include/openssl/ossl_typ.h
+++ b/include/openssl/ossl_typ.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ typedef struct dsa_method DSA_METHOD;
 typedef struct rsa_st RSA;
 typedef struct rsa_meth_st RSA_METHOD;
 
+typedef struct ec_key_st EC_KEY;
+typedef struct ec_key_method_st EC_KEY_METHOD;
+
 typedef struct rand_meth_st RAND_METHOD;
 
 typedef struct x509_st X509;