diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
index 9b5d172817..50e68059a6 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # define CREATE_DEVICE 1
 # define EXISTING_DEVICE 0
 
-enum virNodeDevCapType {
+typedef enum {
     /* Keep in sync with VIR_ENUM_IMPL in node_device_conf.c */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SYSTEM,		/* System capability */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_PCI_DEV,		/* PCI device */
@@ -51,38 +51,38 @@ enum virNodeDevCapType {
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_SCSI_GENERIC,      /* SCSI generic device */
 
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_LAST
-};
+} virNodeDevCapType;
 
-enum virNodeDevNetCapType {
+typedef enum {
     /* Keep in sync with VIR_ENUM_IMPL in node_device_conf.c */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_NET_80203,		/* 802.03 network device */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_NET_80211,		/* 802.11 network device */
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_NET_LAST
-};
+} virNodeDevNetCapType;
 
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virNodeDevCap)
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virNodeDevNetCap)
 
-enum virNodeDevStorageCapFlags {
+typedef enum {
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_STORAGE_REMOVABLE			= (1 << 0),
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_STORAGE_REMOVABLE_MEDIA_AVAILABLE	= (1 << 1),
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_STORAGE_HOTPLUGGABLE		= (1 << 2),
-};
+} virNodeDevStorageCapFlags;
 
-enum virNodeDevSCSIHostCapFlags {
+typedef enum {
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FLAG_HBA_FC_HOST			= (1 << 0),
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FLAG_HBA_VPORT_OPS			= (1 << 1),
-};
+} virNodeDevSCSIHostCapFlags;
 
-enum virNodeDevPCICapFlags {
+typedef enum {
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FLAG_PCI_PHYSICAL_FUNCTION		= (1 << 0),
     VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FLAG_PCI_VIRTUAL_FUNCTION		= (1 << 1),
-};
+} virNodeDevPCICapFlags;
 
 typedef struct _virNodeDevCapsDef virNodeDevCapsDef;
 typedef virNodeDevCapsDef *virNodeDevCapsDefPtr;
 struct _virNodeDevCapsDef {
-    enum virNodeDevCapType type;
+    virNodeDevCapType type;
     union _virNodeDevCapData {
         struct {
             char *product_name;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct _virNodeDevCapsDef {
             char *address;
             unsigned int address_len;
             char *ifname;
-            enum virNodeDevNetCapType subtype;  /* LAST -> no subtype */
+            virNodeDevNetCapType subtype;  /* LAST -> no subtype */
         } net;
         struct {
             unsigned int host;
diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c b/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
index ac4d4a8afd..a12e645ff4 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ virNWFilterVarAccessGetVarName(const virNWFilterVarAccess *vap)
     return vap->varName;
 }
 
-enum virNWFilterVarAccessType
+virNWFilterVarAccessType
 virNWFilterVarAccessGetType(const virNWFilterVarAccess *vap)
 {
     return vap->accessType;
diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_params.h b/src/conf/nwfilter_params.h
index 08e448f0cd..98610a7f71 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_params.h
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_params.h
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@
 # include "virbuffer.h"
 # include "virmacaddr.h"
 
-enum virNWFilterVarValueType {
+typedef enum {
     NWFILTER_VALUE_TYPE_SIMPLE,
     NWFILTER_VALUE_TYPE_ARRAY,
 
     NWFILTER_VALUE_TYPE_LAST
-};
+} virNWFilterVarValueType;
 
 typedef struct _virNWFilterVarValue virNWFilterVarValue;
 typedef virNWFilterVarValue *virNWFilterVarValuePtr;
 struct _virNWFilterVarValue {
-    enum virNWFilterVarValueType valType;
+    virNWFilterVarValueType valType;
     union {
         struct {
             char *value;
@@ -98,17 +98,17 @@ bool virNWFilterHashTableEqual(virNWFilterHashTablePtr a,
 # define NWFILTER_VARNAME_CTRL_IP_LEARNING "CTRL_IP_LEARNING"
 # define NWFILTER_VARNAME_DHCPSERVER "DHCPSERVER"
 
-enum virNWFilterVarAccessType {
+typedef enum {
     VIR_NWFILTER_VAR_ACCESS_ELEMENT = 0,
     VIR_NWFILTER_VAR_ACCESS_ITERATOR = 1,
 
     VIR_NWFILTER_VAR_ACCESS_LAST,
-};
+} virNWFilterVarAccessType;
 
 typedef struct _virNWFilterVarAccess virNWFilterVarAccess;
 typedef virNWFilterVarAccess *virNWFilterVarAccessPtr;
 struct  _virNWFilterVarAccess {
-    enum virNWFilterVarAccessType accessType;
+    virNWFilterVarAccessType accessType;
     union {
         struct {
             unsigned int index;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ virNWFilterVarAccessPtr virNWFilterVarAccessParse(const char *varAccess);
 void virNWFilterVarAccessPrint(virNWFilterVarAccessPtr vap,
                                virBufferPtr buf);
 const char *virNWFilterVarAccessGetVarName(const virNWFilterVarAccess *vap);
-enum virNWFilterVarAccessType virNWFilterVarAccessGetType(
+virNWFilterVarAccessType virNWFilterVarAccessGetType(
                                            const virNWFilterVarAccess *vap);
 unsigned int virNWFilterVarAccessGetIterId(const virNWFilterVarAccess *vap);
 unsigned int virNWFilterVarAccessGetIndex(const virNWFilterVarAccess *vap);
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 5dbc3ebe4b..8656b5db38 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * node_device_hal.c: node device enumeration - HAL-based implementation
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2011, 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
  * Copyright (C) 2008 David F. Lively
  *
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ gather_system_cap(LibHalContext *ctx, const char *udi,
 
 struct _caps_tbl_entry {
     const char *cap_name;
-    enum virNodeDevCapType type;
+    virNodeDevCapType type;
     int (*gather_fn)(LibHalContext *ctx,
                      const char *udi,
                      union _virNodeDevCapData *data);
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index d24f2dc794..9a951d9bd0 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ udevHasDeviceProperty(struct udev_device *dev,
 
 static int
 udevGetDeviceType(struct udev_device *device,
-                  enum virNodeDevCapType *type)
+                  virNodeDevCapType *type)
 {
     const char *devtype = NULL;
     char *subsystem = NULL;