diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qlit.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qlit.h
index 4e2e760ef1..f36bca4554 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qlit.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qlit.h
@@ -17,33 +17,33 @@
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "qobject.h"
 
-typedef struct LiteralQDictEntry LiteralQDictEntry;
-typedef struct LiteralQObject LiteralQObject;
+typedef struct QLitDictEntry QLitDictEntry;
+typedef struct QLitObject QLitObject;
 
-struct LiteralQObject {
+struct QLitObject {
     int type;
     union {
         int64_t qnum;
         const char *qstr;
-        LiteralQDictEntry *qdict;
-        LiteralQObject *qlist;
+        QLitDictEntry *qdict;
+        QLitObject *qlist;
     } value;
 };
 
-struct LiteralQDictEntry {
+struct QLitDictEntry {
     const char *key;
-    LiteralQObject value;
+    QLitObject value;
 };
 
 #define QLIT_QNUM(val) \
-    (LiteralQObject){.type = QTYPE_QNUM, .value.qnum = (val)}
+    (QLitObject){.type = QTYPE_QNUM, .value.qnum = (val)}
 #define QLIT_QSTR(val) \
-    (LiteralQObject){.type = QTYPE_QSTRING, .value.qstr = (val)}
+    (QLitObject){.type = QTYPE_QSTRING, .value.qstr = (val)}
 #define QLIT_QDICT(val) \
-    (LiteralQObject){.type = QTYPE_QDICT, .value.qdict = (val)}
+    (QLitObject){.type = QTYPE_QDICT, .value.qdict = (val)}
 #define QLIT_QLIST(val) \
-    (LiteralQObject){.type = QTYPE_QLIST, .value.qlist = (val)}
+    (QLitObject){.type = QTYPE_QLIST, .value.qlist = (val)}
 
-int compare_litqobj_to_qobj(LiteralQObject *lhs, QObject *rhs);
+int compare_litqobj_to_qobj(QLitObject *lhs, QObject *rhs);
 
 #endif /* QLIT_H_ */
diff --git a/qobject/qlit.c b/qobject/qlit.c
index 5917c3584e..262d64988d 100644
--- a/qobject/qlit.c
+++ b/qobject/qlit.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 typedef struct QListCompareHelper {
     int index;
-    LiteralQObject *objs;
+    QLitObject *objs;
     int result;
 } QListCompareHelper;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void compare_helper(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
         compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&helper->objs[helper->index++], obj);
 }
 
-int compare_litqobj_to_qobj(LiteralQObject *lhs, QObject *rhs)
+int compare_litqobj_to_qobj(QLitObject *lhs, QObject *rhs)
 {
     int64_t val;
 
diff --git a/tests/check-qjson.c b/tests/check-qjson.c
index 525f79e60b..82b3681327 100644
--- a/tests/check-qjson.c
+++ b/tests/check-qjson.c
@@ -1065,23 +1065,23 @@ static void simple_dict(void)
     int i;
     struct {
         const char *encoded;
-        LiteralQObject decoded;
+        QLitObject decoded;
     } test_cases[] = {
         {
             .encoded = "{\"foo\": 42, \"bar\": \"hello world\"}",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QDICT(((LiteralQDictEntry[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QDICT(((QLitDictEntry[]){
                         { "foo", QLIT_QNUM(42) },
                         { "bar", QLIT_QSTR("hello world") },
                         { }
                     })),
         }, {
             .encoded = "{}",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QDICT(((LiteralQDictEntry[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QDICT(((QLitDictEntry[]){
                         { }
                     })),
         }, {
             .encoded = "{\"foo\": 43}",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QDICT(((LiteralQDictEntry[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QDICT(((QLitDictEntry[]){
                         { "foo", QLIT_QNUM(43) },
                         { }
                     })),
@@ -1163,11 +1163,11 @@ static void simple_list(void)
     int i;
     struct {
         const char *encoded;
-        LiteralQObject decoded;
+        QLitObject decoded;
     } test_cases[] = {
         {
             .encoded = "[43,42]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         QLIT_QNUM(43),
                         QLIT_QNUM(42),
                         { }
@@ -1175,21 +1175,21 @@ static void simple_list(void)
         },
         {
             .encoded = "[43]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         QLIT_QNUM(43),
                         { }
                     })),
         },
         {
             .encoded = "[]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         { }
                     })),
         },
         {
             .encoded = "[{}]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
-                        QLIT_QDICT(((LiteralQDictEntry[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
+                        QLIT_QDICT(((QLitDictEntry[]){
                                     {},
                                         })),
                         {},
@@ -1220,11 +1220,11 @@ static void simple_whitespace(void)
     int i;
     struct {
         const char *encoded;
-        LiteralQObject decoded;
+        QLitObject decoded;
     } test_cases[] = {
         {
             .encoded = " [ 43 , 42 ]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         QLIT_QNUM(43),
                         QLIT_QNUM(42),
                         { }
@@ -1232,12 +1232,12 @@ static void simple_whitespace(void)
         },
         {
             .encoded = " [ 43 , { 'h' : 'b' }, [ ], 42 ]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         QLIT_QNUM(43),
-                        QLIT_QDICT(((LiteralQDictEntry[]){
+                        QLIT_QDICT(((QLitDictEntry[]){
                                     { "h", QLIT_QSTR("b") },
                                     { }})),
-                        QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+                        QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                                     { }})),
                         QLIT_QNUM(42),
                         { }
@@ -1245,13 +1245,13 @@ static void simple_whitespace(void)
         },
         {
             .encoded = " [ 43 , { 'h' : 'b' , 'a' : 32 }, [ ], 42 ]",
-            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            .decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         QLIT_QNUM(43),
-                        QLIT_QDICT(((LiteralQDictEntry[]){
+                        QLIT_QDICT(((QLitDictEntry[]){
                                     { "h", QLIT_QSTR("b") },
                                     { "a", QLIT_QNUM(32) },
                                     { }})),
-                        QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+                        QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                                     { }})),
                         QLIT_QNUM(42),
                         { }
@@ -1282,10 +1282,10 @@ static void simple_varargs(void)
 {
     QObject *embedded_obj;
     QObject *obj;
-    LiteralQObject decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+    QLitObject decoded = QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
             QLIT_QNUM(1),
             QLIT_QNUM(2),
-            QLIT_QLIST(((LiteralQObject[]){
+            QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]){
                         QLIT_QNUM(32),
                         QLIT_QNUM(42),
                         {}})),
