diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 77a4c0b8dc..5e50b58be8 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -540,12 +540,12 @@ virNetServerPtr virNetServerNewPostExecRestart(virJSONValuePtr object,
             goto error;
         }
 
-        if (!(client = virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(child,
+        if (!(client = virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(srv,
+                                                            child,
                                                             clientPrivNewPostExecRestart,
                                                             clientPrivPreExecRestart,
                                                             clientPrivFree,
-                                                            clientPrivOpaque,
-                                                            srv)))
+                                                            clientPrivOpaque)))
             goto error;
 
         if (virNetServerAddClient(srv, client) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index 1f335d3b1e..d81a3892ff 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -479,12 +479,12 @@ virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNew(unsigned long long id,
 }
 
 
-virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(virJSONValuePtr object,
+virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(virNetServerPtr srv,
+                                                           virJSONValuePtr object,
                                                            virNetServerClientPrivNewPostExecRestart privNew,
                                                            virNetServerClientPrivPreExecRestart privPreExecRestart,
                                                            virFreeCallback privFree,
-                                                           void *privOpaque,
-                                                           void *opaque)
+                                                           void *privOpaque)
 {
     virJSONValuePtr child;
     virNetServerClientPtr client = NULL;
@@ -540,12 +540,12 @@ virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(virJSONValuePtr objec
 
     if (!virJSONValueObjectHasKey(object, "id")) {
         /* no ID found in, a new one must be generated */
-        id = virNetServerNextClientID((virNetServerPtr) opaque);
+        id = virNetServerNextClientID(srv);
     } else {
         if (virJSONValueObjectGetNumberUlong(object, "id", &id) < 0) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("Malformed id field in JSON state document"));
-        return NULL;
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("Malformed id field in JSON state document"));
+            return NULL;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
index 14ace9e522..3c48759abc 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 # include "virobject.h"
 # include "virjson.h"
 
+typedef struct _virNetServer virNetServer;
+typedef virNetServer *virNetServerPtr;
+
 typedef struct _virNetServerClient virNetServerClient;
 typedef virNetServerClient *virNetServerClientPtr;
 
@@ -71,12 +74,12 @@ virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNew(unsigned long long id,
                                             virFreeCallback privFree,
                                             void *privOpaque);
 
-virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(virJSONValuePtr object,
+virNetServerClientPtr virNetServerClientNewPostExecRestart(virNetServerPtr srv,
+                                                           virJSONValuePtr object,
                                                            virNetServerClientPrivNewPostExecRestart privNew,
                                                            virNetServerClientPrivPreExecRestart privPreExecRestart,
                                                            virFreeCallback privFree,
-                                                           void *privOpaque,
-                                                           void *opaque);
+                                                           void *privOpaque);
 
 virJSONValuePtr virNetServerClientPreExecRestart(virNetServerClientPtr client);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.h b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.h
index 1731c9e1d1..c2a5635c95 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 typedef struct _virNetDaemon virNetDaemon;
 typedef virNetDaemon *virNetDaemonPtr;
 
-typedef struct _virNetServer virNetServer;
-typedef virNetServer *virNetServerPtr;
-
 typedef struct _virNetServerService virNetServerService;
 typedef virNetServerService *virNetServerServicePtr;