diff --git a/include/mraa_internal_types.h b/include/mraa_internal_types.h
index 5eb5804..70b212d 100644
--- a/include/mraa_internal_types.h
+++ b/include/mraa_internal_types.h
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ struct _i2c {
     /*@}*/
 };
 
+/**
+ * A structure representing the SPI device
+ */
+struct _spi {
+    /*@{*/
+    int devfd;          /**< File descriptor to SPI Device */
+    uint32_t mode;      /**< Spi mode see spidev.h */
+    int clock;          /**< clock to run transactions at */
+    mraa_boolean_t lsb; /**< least significant bit mode */
+    unsigned int bpw;   /**< Bits per word */
+    /*@}*/
+};
+
 /**
  * A structure representing a PWM pin
  */
diff --git a/src/spi/spi.c b/src/spi/spi.c
index c478e7f..7af38d9 100644
--- a/src/spi/spi.c
+++ b/src/spi/spi.c
@@ -36,19 +36,6 @@
 #define MAX_SIZE 64
 #define SPI_MAX_LENGTH 4096
 
-/**
- * A structure representing the SPI device
- */
-struct _spi {
-    /*@{*/
-    int devfd;          /**< File descriptor to SPI Device */
-    uint32_t mode;      /**< Spi mode see spidev.h */
-    int clock;          /**< clock to run transactions at */
-    mraa_boolean_t lsb; /**< least significant bit mode */
-    unsigned int bpw;   /**< Bits per word */
-    /*@}*/
-};
-
 mraa_spi_context
 mraa_spi_init(int bus)
 {