diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index 87f443a..f396ede 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ static void conn_flag_do(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_tap_conn *conn,
  */
 static int tcp_epoll_ctl(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_tap_conn *conn)
 {
-	int m = conn->c.in_epoll ? EPOLL_CTL_MOD : EPOLL_CTL_ADD;
+	int m = conn->in_epoll ? EPOLL_CTL_MOD : EPOLL_CTL_ADD;
 	union epoll_ref ref = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TCP, .fd = conn->sock,
 				.tcp.index = CONN_IDX(conn) };
 	struct epoll_event ev = { .data.u64 = ref.u64 };
 
 	if (conn->events == CLOSED) {
-		if (conn->c.in_epoll)
+		if (conn->in_epoll)
 			epoll_ctl(c->epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, conn->sock, &ev);
 		if (conn->timer != -1)
 			epoll_ctl(c->epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, conn->timer, &ev);
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static int tcp_epoll_ctl(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_tap_conn *conn)
 	if (epoll_ctl(c->epollfd, m, conn->sock, &ev))
 		return -errno;
 
-	conn->c.in_epoll = true;
+	conn->in_epoll = true;
 
 	if (conn->timer != -1) {
 		union epoll_ref ref_t = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TCP_TIMER,
diff --git a/tcp_conn.h b/tcp_conn.h
index e533bd4..d67ea62 100644
--- a/tcp_conn.h
+++ b/tcp_conn.h
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
 /**
  * struct tcp_conn_common - Common fields for spliced and non-spliced
  * @spliced:		Is this a spliced connection?
- * @in_epoll:		Is the connection in the epoll set?
  */
 struct tcp_conn_common {
 	bool spliced	:1;
-	bool in_epoll	:1;
 };
 
 extern const char *tcp_common_flag_str[];
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@ extern const char *tcp_common_flag_str[];
 /**
  * struct tcp_tap_conn - Descriptor for a TCP connection (not spliced)
  * @c:			Fields common with tcp_splice_conn
+ * @in_epoll:		Is the connection in the epoll set?
  * @next_index:		Connection index of next item in hash chain, -1 for none
  * @tap_mss:		MSS advertised by tap/guest, rounded to 2 ^ TCP_MSS_BITS
  * @sock:		Socket descriptor number
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ struct tcp_tap_conn {
 	/* Must be first element to match tcp_splice_conn */
 	struct tcp_conn_common c;
 
+	bool		in_epoll	:1;
 	int	 	next_index	:TCP_CONN_INDEX_BITS + 2;
 
 #define TCP_RETRANS_BITS		3
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct tcp_tap_conn {
 /**
  * struct tcp_splice_conn - Descriptor for a spliced TCP connection
  * @c:			Fields common with tcp_tap_conn
+ * @in_epoll:		Is the connection in the epoll set?
  * @a:			File descriptor number of socket for accepted connection
  * @pipe_a_b:		Pipe ends for splice() from @a to @b
  * @b:			File descriptor number of peer connected socket
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ struct tcp_splice_conn {
 	/* Must be first element to match tcp_tap_conn */
 	struct tcp_conn_common c;
 
+	bool in_epoll	:1;
 	int a;
 	int pipe_a_b[2];
 	int b;
diff --git a/tcp_splice.c b/tcp_splice.c
index 64c1263..1f89d6a 100644
--- a/tcp_splice.c
+++ b/tcp_splice.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void conn_flag_do(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_splice_conn *conn,
 static int tcp_splice_epoll_ctl(const struct ctx *c,
 				struct tcp_splice_conn *conn)
 {
-	int m = conn->c.in_epoll ? EPOLL_CTL_MOD : EPOLL_CTL_ADD;
+	int m = conn->in_epoll ? EPOLL_CTL_MOD : EPOLL_CTL_ADD;
 	union epoll_ref ref_a = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TCP, .fd = conn->a,
 				  .tcp.index = CONN_IDX(conn) };
 	union epoll_ref ref_b = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TCP, .fd = conn->b,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int tcp_splice_epoll_ctl(const struct ctx *c,
 	    epoll_ctl(c->epollfd, m, conn->b, &ev_b))
 		goto delete;
 
-	conn->c.in_epoll = true;
+	conn->in_epoll = true;
 
 	return 0;