diff --git a/gtk/gtkcsscomputedvaluesprivate.h b/gtk/gtkcsscomputedvaluesprivate.h
index b9b761846e..ef8130aef0 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcsscomputedvaluesprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkcsscomputedvaluesprivate.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GTK_IS_CSS_COMPUTED_VALUES_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE (obj, GTK_TYPE_CSS_COMPUTED_VALUES))
 #define GTK_CSS_COMPUTED_VALUES_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GTK_TYPE_CSS_COMPUTED_VALUES, GtkCssComputedValuesClass))
 
-typedef struct _GtkCssComputedValues           GtkCssComputedValues;
+/* typedef struct _GtkCssComputedValues           GtkCssComputedValues; */
 typedef struct _GtkCssComputedValuesClass      GtkCssComputedValuesClass;
 
 struct _GtkCssComputedValues
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcsstypesprivate.h b/gtk/gtkcsstypesprivate.h
index fdf56e01aa..958485f13e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcsstypesprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkcsstypesprivate.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+/* forward declaration for GtkCssValue */
+typedef struct _GtkCssComputedValues GtkCssComputedValues;
+
 typedef enum { /*< skip >*/
   GTK_CSS_CHANGE_CLASS                    = (1 <<  0),
   GTK_CSS_CHANGE_NAME                     = (1 <<  1),