diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index 5d236c702..3865f831a 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -54,17 +54,6 @@
 static void bdev_nvme_get_spdk_running_config(FILE *fp);
 static int bdev_nvme_config_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
 
-struct nvme_io_channel {
-	struct spdk_nvme_qpair		*qpair;
-	struct spdk_poller		*poller;
-	TAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_bdev_io)	pending_resets;
-
-	bool				collect_spin_stat;
-	uint64_t			spin_ticks;
-	uint64_t			start_ticks;
-	uint64_t			end_ticks;
-};
-
 struct nvme_bdev_io {
 	/** array of iovecs to transfer. */
 	struct iovec *iovs;
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/common.h b/module/bdev/nvme/common.h
index cb68c198c..4ea7f6ff7 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/common.h
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/common.h
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ struct nvme_async_probe_ctx {
 	uint32_t populates_in_progress;
 };
 
+struct nvme_io_channel {
+	struct spdk_nvme_qpair		*qpair;
+	struct spdk_poller		*poller;
+	TAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_bdev_io)	pending_resets;
+
+	bool				collect_spin_stat;
+	uint64_t			spin_ticks;
+	uint64_t			start_ticks;
+	uint64_t			end_ticks;
+};
+
 void nvme_ctrlr_populate_namespace_done(struct nvme_async_probe_ctx *ctx,
 					struct nvme_bdev_ns *ns, int rc);