diff --git a/src/getdns/getdns_extra.h.in b/src/getdns/getdns_extra.h.in
index 752076a9..7e2a16e3 100644
--- a/src/getdns/getdns_extra.h.in
+++ b/src/getdns/getdns_extra.h.in
@@ -399,11 +399,11 @@ const char *getdns_get_errorstr_by_id(uint16_t err);
 
 /* dict util */
 /* set a string as bindata */
-getdns_return_t getdns_dict_util_set_string(struct getdns_dict * dict,
+getdns_return_t getdns_dict_util_set_string(getdns_dict * dict,
     char *name, const char *value);
 
 /* get a string from a dict.  the result must be freed if valid */
-getdns_return_t getdns_dict_util_get_string(struct getdns_dict * dict,
+getdns_return_t getdns_dict_util_get_string(getdns_dict * dict,
     char *name, char **result);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/util-internal.c b/src/util-internal.c
index 47a3fd21..6934958d 100644
--- a/src/util-internal.c
+++ b/src/util-internal.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 
 getdns_return_t
-getdns_dict_util_get_string(struct getdns_dict * dict, char *name, char **result)
+getdns_dict_util_get_string(getdns_dict * dict, char *name, char **result)
 {
 	struct getdns_bindata *bindata = NULL;
 	if (!result) {