diff --git a/writeimg.c b/writeimg.c
index 95cd0bc..6827172 100644
--- a/writeimg.c
+++ b/writeimg.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const char copyright[] = "Copyright (C) %s Imbus, BSD-2-Clause\n";
 
 #define BUFSIZE (4 * 1024 * 1024)
 
-typedef struct write_job {
+struct write_job {
     char  *filename;
     char  *dev_name;
     char  *buffer;
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ typedef struct write_job {
     size_t bufsize;
     size_t block_size;
     char   verify_only;
-} write_job_t;
+} wjob = {0};
 
-write_job_t wjob = {0};
+typedef struct write_job write_job_t;
 
 void int_handler(int signum) {
     fprintf(stderr, "\nInterrupted: %s\n", strsignal(signum));