diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_monitor_protocol.x b/src/lxc/lxc_monitor_protocol.x
index 3b66af5d8d..205d7c2c7f 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_monitor_protocol.x
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_monitor_protocol.x
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ enum virLXCMonitorExitStatus {
 };
 
 struct virLXCMonitorExitEventMsg {
-    enum virLXCMonitorExitStatus status;
+    virLXCMonitorExitStatus status;
 };
 
 struct virLXCMonitorInitEventMsg {
diff --git a/src/lxc_monitor_protocol-structs b/src/lxc_monitor_protocol-structs
index da72ec0493..cb5c6878b4 100644
--- a/src/lxc_monitor_protocol-structs
+++ b/src/lxc_monitor_protocol-structs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ enum virLXCMonitorExitStatus {
         VIR_LXC_MONITOR_EXIT_STATUS_REBOOT = 2,
 };
 struct virLXCMonitorExitEventMsg {
-        enum virLXCMonitorExitStatus status;
+        virLXCMonitorExitStatus    status;
 };
 struct virLXCMonitorInitEventMsg {
         uint64_t                   initpid;