diff --git a/src/common/db.cpp b/src/common/db.cpp
index 2213024ec0..34d64abece 100644
--- a/src/common/db.cpp
+++ b/src/common/db.cpp
@@ -1939,11 +1939,11 @@ which always returns the columns in the order they were created.
 
 */
 
-typedef struct _TableColumns
+typedef struct
 {
   int noCols;
   wxDbColInf *colInf;
-};
+} _TableColumns;
 
 wxDbColInf *wxDb::GetColumns(char *tableName[], const char* WXUNUSED(userID))
 {