diff --git a/gst/gstbufferlist.c b/gst/gstbufferlist.c
index 34f5933aafbf81584748905783c9ecde7a390566..02863ee54d07000f81cf60b411b6fafd3dbafcb5 100644
--- a/gst/gstbufferlist.c
+++ b/gst/gstbufferlist.c
@@ -131,10 +131,29 @@
 #define GROUP_START NULL
 static const gpointer STOLEN = "";
 
+/**
+ * GstBufferList:
+ * @mini_object: the parent structure
+ *
+ * Opaque list of grouped buffers.
+ */
+struct _GstBufferList
+{
+  GstMiniObject mini_object;
+
+  /*< private > */
+  GList *buffers;
+};
+
+struct _GstBufferListClass
+{
+  GstMiniObjectClass mini_object_class;
+};
+
 /**
  * GstBufferListIterator:
  *
- * Iterator for a #GstBufferList.
+ * Opaque iterator for a #GstBufferList.
  */
 struct _GstBufferListIterator
 {
diff --git a/gst/gstbufferlist.h b/gst/gstbufferlist.h
index c27f388ef3be2718d6a0dd11b78c38d4c86b5502..5e3385ef5643fa420e628279dd1187ddd0db4445 100644
--- a/gst/gstbufferlist.h
+++ b/gst/gstbufferlist.h
@@ -82,25 +82,6 @@ typedef GstBuffer* (*GstBufferListDoFunction) (GstBuffer * buffer);
  */
 typedef GstBuffer* (*GstBufferListDoDataFunction) (GstBuffer * buffer, gpointer data);
 
-/**
- * GstBufferList:
- * @mini_object: the parent structure
- *
- * List of grouped buffers.
- */
-struct _GstBufferList {
-  GstMiniObject mini_object;
-
-  /*< private >*/
-  GList *buffers;
-
-  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
-};
-
-struct _GstBufferListClass {
-  GstMiniObjectClass mini_object_class;
-};
-
 GType gst_buffer_list_get_type (void);
 
 /* allocation */