diff --git a/fdisks/fdisk.h b/fdisks/fdisk.h
index 40e93e582..6c3475c0e 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdisk.h
+++ b/fdisks/fdisk.h
@@ -41,18 +41,6 @@ scround(struct fdisk_context *cxt, unsigned long num)
 	return (num + un - 1) / un;
 }
 
-struct partition {
-	unsigned char boot_ind;         /* 0x80 - active */
-	unsigned char head;             /* starting head */
-	unsigned char sector;           /* starting sector */
-	unsigned char cyl;              /* starting cylinder */
-	unsigned char sys_ind;          /* What partition type */
-	unsigned char end_head;         /* end head */
-	unsigned char end_sector;       /* end sector */
-	unsigned char end_cyl;          /* end cylinder */
-	unsigned char start4[4];        /* starting sector counting from 0 */
-	unsigned char size4[4];         /* nr of sectors in partition */
-} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 extern int get_user_reply(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 			  const char *prompt,
diff --git a/fdisks/fdiskbsdlabel.c b/fdisks/fdiskbsdlabel.c
index ff89a3dc1..593024c97 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdiskbsdlabel.c
+++ b/fdisks/fdiskbsdlabel.c
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ static int xbsd_get_part_index (struct fdisk_context *cxt, int max, int *n);
 static int xbsd_check_new_partition (struct fdisk_context *cxt, int *i);
 static unsigned short xbsd_dkcksum (struct xbsd_disklabel *lp);
 static int xbsd_initlabel  (struct fdisk_context *cxt,
-			    struct partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d);
+			    struct dos_partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d);
 static int xbsd_readlabel  (struct fdisk_context *cxt,
-			    struct partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d);
-static int xbsd_writelabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d);
+			    struct dos_partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d);
+static int xbsd_writelabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct dos_partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d);
 static void sync_disks (void);
 
 #if defined (__alpha__)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void alpha_bootblock_checksum (char *boot);
 #if !defined (__alpha__)
 static int xbsd_translate_fstype (int linux_type);
 static void xbsd_link_part (struct fdisk_context *cxt);
-static struct partition *xbsd_part;
+static struct dos_partition *xbsd_part;
 static int xbsd_part_index;
 #endif
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ bsd_command_prompt (struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 {
 #if !defined (__alpha__)
   int t, ss;
-  struct partition *p;
+  struct dos_partition *p;
 
   assert(cxt);
   assert(cxt->parent);
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ xbsd_dkcksum (struct xbsd_disklabel *lp) {
 }
 
 static int xbsd_initlabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt,
-		struct partition *p,
+		struct dos_partition *p,
 		struct xbsd_disklabel *d)
 {
 	struct xbsd_partition *pp;
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static int xbsd_initlabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt,
  * If it has the right magic, return 1.
  */
 static int
-xbsd_readlabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d)
+xbsd_readlabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct dos_partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d)
 {
 	int t, sector;
 
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ xbsd_readlabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct partition *p, struct xbsd_disk
 }
 
 static int
-xbsd_writelabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d)
+xbsd_writelabel (struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct dos_partition *p, struct xbsd_disklabel *d)
 {
   unsigned int sector;
 
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ xbsd_link_part (struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 {
 	size_t k;
 	int i;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	if (!cxt->parent)
 		return;		/* not nested PT */
diff --git a/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.c b/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.c
index 40439d529..4ae777ccf 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.c
+++ b/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int get_partition_unused_primary(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 	}
 }
 
-struct partition *dos_get_pt_entry(int i)
+struct dos_partition *dos_get_pt_entry(int i)
 {
 	return ptes[i].pt_entry;
 }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static unsigned int mbr_get_id(const unsigned char *b)
 	return read4_little_endian(&b[440]);
 }
 
-static void clear_partition(struct partition *p)
+static void clear_partition(struct dos_partition *p)
 {
 	if (!p)
 		return;
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ void dos_init(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 static int dos_delete_partition(struct fdisk_context *cxt, size_t partnum)
 {
 	struct pte *pe = &ptes[partnum];
-	struct partition *p = pe->pt_entry;
-	struct partition *q = pe->ex_entry;
+	struct dos_partition *p = pe->pt_entry;
+	struct dos_partition *q = pe->ex_entry;
 
 	/* Note that for the fifth partition (partnum == 4) we don't actually
 	   decrement partitions. */
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void read_extended(struct fdisk_context *cxt, int ext)
 {
 	size_t i;
 	struct pte *pex;
-	struct partition *p, *q;
+	struct dos_partition *p, *q;
 
 	ext_index = ext;
 	pex = &ptes[ext];
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static void get_partition_table_geometry(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 			unsigned int *ph, unsigned int *ps)
 {
 	unsigned char *bufp = cxt->firstsector;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 	int i, h, s, hh, ss;
 	int first = 1;
 	int bad = 0;
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static void set_partition(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 			  int i, int doext, sector_t start,
 			  sector_t stop, int sysid)
 {
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 	sector_t offset;
 
 	if (doext) {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static void fill_bounds(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 {
 	size_t i;
 	struct pte *pe = &ptes[0];
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cxt->label->nparts_max; pe++,i++) {
 		p = pe->pt_entry;
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ static int add_partition(struct fdisk_context *cxt, int n, struct fdisk_parttype
 {
 	int sys, read = 0, rc;
 	size_t i;
-	struct partition *p = ptes[n].pt_entry;
-	struct partition *q = ptes[ext_index].pt_entry;
+	struct dos_partition *p = ptes[n].pt_entry;
+	struct dos_partition *q = ptes[ext_index].pt_entry;
 	sector_t start, stop = 0, limit, temp,
 		first[cxt->label->nparts_max],
 		last[cxt->label->nparts_max];
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ long2chs(struct fdisk_context *cxt, unsigned long ls,
 	*s = ls % cxt->geom.sectors + 1;	/* sectors count from 1 */
 }
 
-static void check_consistency(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct partition *p,
+static void check_consistency(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct dos_partition *p,
 			      size_t partition)
 {
 	unsigned int pbc, pbh, pbs;	/* physical beginning c, h, s */
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static int dos_verify_disklabel(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 	sector_t total = 1, n_sectors = cxt->total_sectors;
 	unsigned long long first[cxt->label->nparts_max],
 			   last[cxt->label->nparts_max];
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	assert(cxt);
 	assert(cxt->label);
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static struct fdisk_parttype *dos_get_parttype(
 		size_t partnum)
 {
 	struct fdisk_parttype *t;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	assert(cxt);
 	assert(cxt->label);
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ static int dos_set_parttype(
 		size_t partnum,
 		struct fdisk_parttype *t)
 {
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	assert(cxt);
 	assert(cxt->label);
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ static int dos_set_parttype(
 static int wrong_p_order(struct fdisk_context *cxt, size_t *prev)
 {
 	struct pte *pe;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 	size_t last_p_start_pos = 0, p_start_pos;
 	size_t i, last_i = 0;
 
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static int is_garbage_table(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 		struct pte *pe = &ptes[i];
-		struct partition *p = pe->pt_entry;
+		struct dos_partition *p = pe->pt_entry;
 
 		if (p->boot_ind != 0 && p->boot_ind != 0x80)
 			return 1;
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ static int is_garbage_table(void)
 int dos_list_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 		    int xtra  __attribute__ ((__unused__)))
 {
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 	size_t i, w;
 
 	assert(cxt);
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ int dos_list_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt,
 void dos_list_table_expert(struct fdisk_context *cxt, int extend)
 {
 	struct pte *pe;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 	size_t i;
 
 	printf(_("\nDisk %s: %d heads, %llu sectors, %llu cylinders\n\n"),
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ void dos_list_table_expert(struct fdisk_context *cxt, int extend)
 static void fix_chain_of_logicals(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 {
 	size_t j, oj, ojj, sj, sjj;
-	struct partition *pj,*pjj,tmp;
+	struct dos_partition *pj,*pjj,tmp;
 
 	/* Stage 1: sort sectors but leave sector of part 4 */
 	/* (Its sector is the global extended_offset.) */
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ void dos_fix_partition_table_order(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 	while ((i = wrong_p_order(cxt, &k)) != 0 && i < 4) {
 		/* partition i should have come earlier, move it */
 		/* We have to move data in the MBR */
-		struct partition *pi, *pk, *pe, pbuf;
+		struct dos_partition *pi, *pk, *pe, pbuf;
 		pei = &ptes[i];
 		pek = &ptes[k];
 
@@ -1409,9 +1409,9 @@ void dos_fix_partition_table_order(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 		pi = pei->pt_entry;
 		pk = pek->pt_entry;
 
-		memmove(&pbuf, pi, sizeof(struct partition));
-		memmove(pi, pk, sizeof(struct partition));
-		memmove(pk, &pbuf, sizeof(struct partition));
+		memmove(&pbuf, pi, sizeof(struct dos_partition));
+		memmove(pi, pk, sizeof(struct dos_partition));
+		memmove(pk, &pbuf, sizeof(struct dos_partition));
 
 		pei->changed = pek->changed = 1;
 	}
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ void dos_fix_partition_table_order(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
 void dos_move_begin(struct fdisk_context *cxt, int i)
 {
 	struct pte *pe = &ptes[i];
-	struct partition *p = pe->pt_entry;
+	struct dos_partition *p = pe->pt_entry;
 	unsigned int new, free_start, curr_start, last;
 	uintmax_t res = 0;
 	size_t x;
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ void dos_move_begin(struct fdisk_context *cxt, int i)
 	for (x = 0; x < cxt->label->nparts_max; x++) {
 		unsigned int end;
 		struct pte *prev_pe = &ptes[x];
-		struct partition *prev_p = prev_pe->pt_entry;
+		struct dos_partition *prev_p = prev_pe->pt_entry;
 
 		if (!prev_p)
 			continue;
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ static int dos_get_partition_status(
 		int *status)
 {
 	struct pte *pe;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	assert(cxt);
 	assert(cxt->label);
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static int dos_toggle_partition_flag(
 		unsigned long flag)
 {
 	struct pte *pe;
-	struct partition *p;
+	struct dos_partition *p;
 
 	assert(cxt);
 	assert(cxt->label);
diff --git a/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.h b/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.h
index 797680285..a42e16095 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.h
+++ b/fdisks/fdiskdoslabel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 #ifndef FDISK_DOS_LABEL_H
 #define FDISK_DOS_LABEL_H
 
+
+struct dos_partition {
+	unsigned char boot_ind;         /* 0x80 - active */
+	unsigned char head;             /* starting head */
+	unsigned char sector;           /* starting sector */
+	unsigned char cyl;              /* starting cylinder */
+	unsigned char sys_ind;          /* What partition type */
+	unsigned char end_head;         /* end head */
+	unsigned char end_sector;       /* end sector */
+	unsigned char end_cyl;          /* end cylinder */
+	unsigned char start4[4];        /* starting sector counting from 0 */
+	unsigned char size4[4];         /* nr of sectors in partition */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
 /*
  * per partition table entry data
  *
@@ -11,8 +25,8 @@
  * partition and one link to the next one.
  */
 struct pte {
-	struct partition *pt_entry;	/* on-disk MBR entry */
-	struct partition *ex_entry;	/* on-disk EBR entry */
+	struct dos_partition *pt_entry;	/* on-disk MBR entry */
+	struct dos_partition *ex_entry;	/* on-disk EBR entry */
 	char changed;			/* boolean */
 	sector_t offset;	        /* disk sector number */
 	unsigned char *sectorbuffer;	/* disk sector contents */
@@ -20,8 +34,8 @@ struct pte {
 
 extern struct pte ptes[MAXIMUM_PARTS];
 
-#define pt_offset(b, n)	((struct partition *)((b) + 0x1be + \
-					      (n) * sizeof(struct partition)))
+#define pt_offset(b, n)	((struct dos_partition *)((b) + 0x1be + \
+					      (n) * sizeof(struct dos_partition)))
 
 extern sector_t extended_offset;
 
@@ -49,22 +63,22 @@ static inline unsigned int read4_little_endian(const unsigned char *cp)
 		+ ((unsigned int)(cp[3]) << 24);
 }
 
-static inline sector_t get_nr_sects(struct partition *p)
+static inline sector_t get_nr_sects(struct dos_partition *p)
 {
 	return read4_little_endian(p->size4);
 }
 
-static inline void set_nr_sects(struct partition *p, sector_t nr_sects)
+static inline void set_nr_sects(struct dos_partition *p, sector_t nr_sects)
 {
 	store4_little_endian(p->size4, nr_sects);
 }
 
-static inline void set_start_sect(struct partition *p, unsigned int start_sect)
+static inline void set_start_sect(struct dos_partition *p, unsigned int start_sect)
 {
 	store4_little_endian(p->start4, start_sect);
 }
 
-static inline sector_t get_start_sect(struct partition *p)
+static inline sector_t get_start_sect(struct dos_partition *p)
 {
 	return read4_little_endian(p->start4);
 }
@@ -74,14 +88,14 @@ static inline sector_t get_partition_start(struct pte *pe)
 	return pe->offset + get_start_sect(pe->pt_entry);
 }
 
-static inline int is_cleared_partition(struct partition *p)
+static inline int is_cleared_partition(struct dos_partition *p)
 {
 	return !(!p || p->boot_ind || p->head || p->sector || p->cyl ||
 		 p->sys_ind || p->end_head || p->end_sector || p->end_cyl ||
 		 get_start_sect(p) || get_nr_sects(p));
 }
 
-extern struct partition *dos_get_pt_entry(int);
+extern struct dos_partition *dos_get_pt_entry(int);
 
 extern void dos_print_mbr_id(struct fdisk_context *cxt);
 extern int dos_set_mbr_id(struct fdisk_context *cxt);