diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index dce265098e..1fbd48fbda 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include "access/xlogbackup.h"
 #include "access/xlogdefs.h"
-#include "access/xlogreader.h"
 #include "datatype/timestamp.h"
 #include "lib/stringinfo.h"
 #include "nodes/pg_list.h"
@@ -192,6 +191,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 } WALAvailability;
 
 struct XLogRecData;
+struct XLogReaderState;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ extern XLogSegNo XLogGetLastRemovedSegno(void);
 extern void XLogSetAsyncXactLSN(XLogRecPtr asyncXactLSN);
 extern void XLogSetReplicationSlotMinimumLSN(XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
-extern void xlog_redo(XLogReaderState *record);
-extern void xlog_desc(StringInfo buf, XLogReaderState *record);
+extern void xlog_redo(struct XLogReaderState *record);
+extern void xlog_desc(StringInfo buf, struct XLogReaderState *record);
 extern const char *xlog_identify(uint8 info);
 
 extern void issue_xlog_fsync(int fd, XLogSegNo segno, TimeLineID tli);