diff --git a/src/rdo.c b/src/rdo.c
index 9b4680b1..9688357d 100644
--- a/src/rdo.c
+++ b/src/rdo.c
@@ -616,7 +616,13 @@ void  rdoq(encoder_state_t * const encoder_state, coefficient *coef, coefficient
   int8_t found_last        = 0;
   int32_t cg_scanpos, scanpos_in_cg;
 
-  coeffgroup_rd_stats rd_stats;
+  struct {
+    double coded_level_and_dist;
+    double uncoded_dist;
+    double sig_cost;
+    double sig_cost_0;
+    int32_t nnz_before_pos0;
+  } rd_stats;
 
   int32_t last_x_bits[32],last_y_bits[32];
   calc_last_bits(encoder_state, width, height, type,last_x_bits, last_y_bits);
diff --git a/src/rdo.h b/src/rdo.h
index 25e9f0bc..9efce6e6 100644
--- a/src/rdo.h
+++ b/src/rdo.h
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
 #include "encoderstate.h"
 
 
-typedef struct
-{
-  double coded_level_and_dist;
-  double uncoded_dist;
-  double sig_cost;
-  double sig_cost_0;
-  int32_t nnz_before_pos0;
-} coeffgroup_rd_stats;
-
 extern const uint32_t g_go_rice_range[5];
 extern const uint32_t g_go_rice_prefix_len[5];