diff --git a/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h
index e3f8a25ef..e9000c37c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
-typedef	struct {
+typedef	struct global_data {
 	bd_t		*bd;
 	unsigned long	flags;
 	unsigned long	baudrate;