diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/device.h b/tools/virtio/linux/device.h
index 4ad7e1df0db5..075c2140d975 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/linux/device.h
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/device.h
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef LINUX_DEVICE_H
+
+struct device {
+	void *parent;
+};
+
+struct device_driver {
+	const char *name;
+};
 #endif