diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 55a79429bd..048fbbf50f 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 
+struct ref_lock {
+	char *ref_name;
+	char *orig_ref_name;
+	struct lock_file *lk;
+	unsigned char old_sha1[20];
+	int lock_fd;
+	int force_write;
+};
+
 /*
  * How to handle various characters in refnames:
  * 0: An acceptable character for refs
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 28e7834da4..fc88ba6b30 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef REFS_H
 #define REFS_H
 
-struct ref_lock {
-	char *ref_name;
-	char *orig_ref_name;
-	struct lock_file *lk;
-	unsigned char old_sha1[20];
-	int lock_fd;
-	int force_write;
-};
-
 /*
  * A ref_transaction represents a collection of ref updates
  * that should succeed or fail together.