diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index 7c7c66e0dc3f..162d6aeece7b 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 
 	/* Send a closing message */
 
-	msg = &channel->close_msg.msg;
+	msg = &channel->close_msg;
 
 	msg->header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_CLOSECHANNEL;
 	msg->child_relid = channel->offermsg.child_relid;
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index a59c5c3e95fb..59826c89171c 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -707,11 +707,6 @@ struct vmbus_channel_msginfo {
 	unsigned char msg[];
 };
 
-struct vmbus_close_msg {
-	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo info;
-	struct vmbus_channel_close_channel msg;
-};
-
 enum vmbus_device_type {
 	HV_IDE = 0,
 	HV_SCSI,
@@ -800,7 +795,7 @@ struct vmbus_channel {
 	struct hv_ring_buffer_info outbound;	/* send to parent */
 	struct hv_ring_buffer_info inbound;	/* receive from parent */
 
-	struct vmbus_close_msg close_msg;
+	struct vmbus_channel_close_channel close_msg;
 
 	/* Statistics */
 	u64	interrupts;	/* Host to Guest interrupts */