diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index 4880a05399..4e1de942ce 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct KVMState
     int robust_singlestep;
     int debugregs;
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_SET_GUEST_DEBUG
-    struct kvm_sw_breakpoint_head kvm_sw_breakpoints;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, kvm_sw_breakpoint) kvm_sw_breakpoints;
 #endif
     int many_ioeventfds;
     int intx_set_mask;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct KVMState
     int nr_allocated_irq_routes;
     unsigned long *used_gsi_bitmap;
     unsigned int gsi_count;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(msi_hashtab, KVMMSIRoute) msi_hashtab[KVM_MSI_HASHTAB_SIZE];
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, KVMMSIRoute) msi_hashtab[KVM_MSI_HASHTAB_SIZE];
 #endif
     KVMMemoryListener memory_listener;
     QLIST_HEAD(, KVMParkedVcpu) kvm_parked_vcpus;
diff --git a/block/gluster.c b/block/gluster.c
index 5e300c96c8..72891060e3 100644
--- a/block/gluster.c
+++ b/block/gluster.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct ListElement {
     GlfsPreopened saved;
 } ListElement;
 
-static QLIST_HEAD(glfs_list, ListElement) glfs_list;
+static QLIST_HEAD(, ListElement) glfs_list;
 
 static QemuOptsList qemu_gluster_create_opts = {
     .name = "qemu-gluster-create-opts",
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 8f52c6215d..6250cc3c87 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct MirrorBlockJob {
     unsigned long *in_flight_bitmap;
     int in_flight;
     int64_t bytes_in_flight;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(MirrorOpList, MirrorOp) ops_in_flight;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, MirrorOp) ops_in_flight;
     int ret;
     bool unmap;
     int target_cluster_size;
diff --git a/block/qcow2-bitmap.c b/block/qcow2-bitmap.c
index accebef4cf..b946301429 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-bitmap.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-bitmap.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ typedef struct Qcow2BitmapTable {
     uint32_t size; /* number of 64bit entries */
     QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(Qcow2BitmapTable) entry;
 } Qcow2BitmapTable;
-typedef QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(Qcow2BitmapTableList, Qcow2BitmapTable)
-    Qcow2BitmapTableList;
 
 typedef struct Qcow2Bitmap {
     Qcow2BitmapTable table;
@@ -1316,7 +1314,7 @@ void qcow2_store_persistent_dirty_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
     int ret;
     Qcow2BitmapList *bm_list;
     Qcow2Bitmap *bm;
-    Qcow2BitmapTableList drop_tables;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, Qcow2BitmapTable) drop_tables;
     Qcow2BitmapTable *tb, *tb_next;
 
     if (!bdrv_has_changed_persistent_bitmaps(bs)) {
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 8662b68575..d747dd14a2 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ typedef struct BDRVQcow2State {
     uint8_t *cluster_cache;
     uint8_t *cluster_data;
     uint64_t cluster_cache_offset;
-    QLIST_HEAD(QCowClusterAlloc, QCowL2Meta) cluster_allocs;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, QCowL2Meta) cluster_allocs;
 
     uint64_t *refcount_table;
     uint64_t refcount_table_offset;
diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index 0125df9d49..90ab43baa4 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ struct BDRVSheepdogState {
     uint32_t aioreq_seq_num;
 
     /* Every aio request must be linked to either of these queues. */
-    QLIST_HEAD(inflight_aio_head, AIOReq) inflight_aio_head;
-    QLIST_HEAD(failed_aio_head, AIOReq) failed_aio_head;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, AIOReq) inflight_aio_head;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, AIOReq) failed_aio_head;
 
     CoMutex queue_lock;
     CoQueue overlapping_queue;
-    QLIST_HEAD(inflight_aiocb_head, SheepdogAIOCB) inflight_aiocb_head;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, SheepdogAIOCB) inflight_aiocb_head;
 };
 
 typedef struct BDRVSheepdogReopenState {
diff --git a/block/vhdx.h b/block/vhdx.h
index 3a5f5293ad..1bfb4e4f73 100644
--- a/block/vhdx.h
+++ b/block/vhdx.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ typedef struct BDRVVHDXState {
 
     bool log_replayed_on_open;
 
-    QLIST_HEAD(VHDXRegionHead, VHDXRegionEntry) regions;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, VHDXRegionEntry) regions;
 } BDRVVHDXState;
 
 void vhdx_guid_generate(MSGUID *guid);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 7604b2183b..60d05ec7f5 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *dev_list,
     BlkActionState *state, *next;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(snap_bdrv_states, BlkActionState) snap_bdrv_states;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, BlkActionState) snap_bdrv_states;
     QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&snap_bdrv_states);
 
     /* Does this transaction get canceled as a group on failure?
diff --git a/contrib/ivshmem-client/ivshmem-client.h b/contrib/ivshmem-client/ivshmem-client.h
index 5ee942262b..fe3cc4a03d 100644
--- a/contrib/ivshmem-client/ivshmem-client.h
+++ b/contrib/ivshmem-client/ivshmem-client.h
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ typedef struct IvshmemClientPeer {
     int vectors[IVSHMEM_CLIENT_MAX_VECTORS]; /**< one fd per vector */
     unsigned vectors_count;                  /**< number of vectors */
 } IvshmemClientPeer;
-QTAILQ_HEAD(IvshmemClientPeerList, IvshmemClientPeer);
 
-typedef struct IvshmemClientPeerList IvshmemClientPeerList;
 typedef struct IvshmemClient IvshmemClient;
 
 /**
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ struct IvshmemClient {
     int sock_fd;                        /**< unix sock filedesc */
     int shm_fd;                         /**< shm file descriptor */
 
-    IvshmemClientPeerList peer_list;    /**< list of peers */
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, IvshmemClientPeer) peer_list;    /**< list of peers */
     IvshmemClientPeer local;            /**< our own infos */
 
     IvshmemClientNotifCb notif_cb;      /**< notification callback */
diff --git a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h
index 4af08e1bb7..d870adb6a0 100644
--- a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h
+++ b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ typedef struct IvshmemServerPeer {
     EventNotifier vectors[IVSHMEM_SERVER_MAX_VECTORS]; /**< one per vector */
     unsigned vectors_count;                  /**< number of vectors */
 } IvshmemServerPeer;
-QTAILQ_HEAD(IvshmemServerPeerList, IvshmemServerPeer);
-
-typedef struct IvshmemServerPeerList IvshmemServerPeerList;
 
 /**
  * Structure describing an ivshmem server
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ typedef struct IvshmemServer {
     unsigned n_vectors;              /**< number of vectors */
     uint16_t cur_id;                 /**< id to be given to next client */
     bool verbose;                    /**< true in verbose mode */
-    IvshmemServerPeerList peer_list; /**< list of peers */
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, IvshmemServerPeer) peer_list; /**< list of peers */
 } IvshmemServer;
 
 /**
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index bb6170dbff..b6b2007f27 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ typedef struct MapClient {
 } MapClient;
 
 QemuMutex map_client_list_lock;
-static QLIST_HEAD(map_client_list, MapClient) map_client_list
+static QLIST_HEAD(, MapClient) map_client_list
     = QLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(map_client_list);
 
 static void cpu_unregister_map_client_do(MapClient *client)
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
index 7a3b87cc9e..82edf43a0d 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(FsDriverEntry_head, FsDriverListEntry) fsdriver_entries =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, FsDriverListEntry) fsdriver_entries =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(fsdriver_entries);
 
 static FsDriverTable FsDrivers[] = {
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.h b/hw/block/nvme.h
index cabcf20c32..56c9d4b4b1 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.h
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ typedef struct NvmeSQueue {
     uint64_t    dma_addr;
     QEMUTimer   *timer;
     NvmeRequest *io_req;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(sq_req_list, NvmeRequest) req_list;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(out_req_list, NvmeRequest) out_req_list;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, NvmeRequest) req_list;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, NvmeRequest) out_req_list;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(NvmeSQueue) entry;
 } NvmeSQueue;
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ typedef struct NvmeCQueue {
     uint32_t    size;
     uint64_t    dma_addr;
     QEMUTimer   *timer;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(sq_list, NvmeSQueue) sq_list;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(cq_req_list, NvmeRequest) req_list;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, NvmeSQueue) sq_list;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, NvmeRequest) req_list;
 } NvmeCQueue;
 
 typedef struct NvmeNamespace {
diff --git a/hw/block/xen_disk.c b/hw/block/xen_disk.c
index 36eff94f84..2a254b99d0 100644
--- a/hw/block/xen_disk.c
+++ b/hw/block/xen_disk.c
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ struct XenBlkDev {
     int                 more_work;
 
     /* request lists */
-    QLIST_HEAD(inflight_head, ioreq) inflight;
-    QLIST_HEAD(finished_head, ioreq) finished;
-    QLIST_HEAD(freelist_head, ioreq) freelist;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, ioreq) inflight;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, ioreq) finished;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, ioreq) freelist;
     int                 requests_total;
     int                 requests_inflight;
     int                 requests_finished;
diff --git a/hw/core/reset.c b/hw/core/reset.c
index 84c8869371..9c477f2bf5 100644
--- a/hw/core/reset.c
+++ b/hw/core/reset.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct QEMUResetEntry {
     void *opaque;
 } QEMUResetEntry;
 
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(reset_handlers, QEMUResetEntry) reset_handlers =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, QEMUResetEntry) reset_handlers =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(reset_handlers);
 
 void qemu_register_reset(QEMUResetHandler *func, void *opaque)
diff --git a/hw/i386/xen/xen-mapcache.c b/hw/i386/xen/xen-mapcache.c
index 4e4f069a24..02e823c5a2 100644
--- a/hw/i386/xen/xen-mapcache.c
+++ b/hw/i386/xen/xen-mapcache.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef struct MapCacheRev {
 typedef struct MapCache {
     MapCacheEntry *entry;
     unsigned long nr_buckets;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(map_cache_head, MapCacheRev) locked_entries;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, MapCacheRev) locked_entries;
 
     /* For most cases (>99.9%), the page address is the same. */
     MapCacheEntry *last_entry;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index 1b0880ac9e..68dacf6356 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum sPAPRTCEAccess {
 #define IOMMU_PAGE_SIZE(shift)      (1ULL << (shift))
 #define IOMMU_PAGE_MASK(shift)      (~(IOMMU_PAGE_SIZE(shift) - 1))
 
-static QLIST_HEAD(spapr_tce_tables, sPAPRTCETable) spapr_tce_tables;
+static QLIST_HEAD(, sPAPRTCETable) spapr_tce_tables;
 
 sPAPRTCETable *spapr_tce_find_by_liobn(target_ulong liobn)
 {
diff --git a/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c b/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c
index 25976ed84f..de880a8c30 100644
--- a/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c
+++ b/hw/usb/ccid-card-emulated.c
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ struct EmulatedState {
     char    *db;
     uint8_t  atr[MAX_ATR_SIZE];
     uint8_t  atr_length;
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(event_list, EmulEvent) event_list;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, EmulEvent) event_list;
     QemuMutex event_list_mutex;
     QemuThread event_thread_id;
     VReader *reader;
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(guest_apdu_list, EmulEvent) guest_apdu_list;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, EmulEvent) guest_apdu_list;
     QemuMutex vreader_mutex; /* and guest_apdu_list mutex */
     QemuMutex handle_apdu_mutex;
     QemuCond handle_apdu_cond;
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-network.c b/hw/usb/dev-network.c
index 385e090336..ffab3fabee 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-network.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-network.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ typedef struct USBNetState {
     char usbstring_mac[13];
     NICState *nic;
     NICConf conf;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(rndis_resp_head, rndis_response) rndis_resp;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, rndis_response) rndis_resp;
 } USBNetState;
 
 #define TYPE_USB_NET "usb-net"
diff --git a/hw/usb/xen-usb.c b/hw/usb/xen-usb.c
index 5b2e21ed18..5564eb977c 100644
--- a/hw/usb/xen-usb.c
+++ b/hw/usb/xen-usb.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct usbback_stub {
     USBPort       port;
     unsigned int  speed;
     bool          attached;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(submit_q_head, usbback_req) submit_q;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, usbback_req) submit_q;
 };
 
 struct usbback_req {
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ struct usbback_info {
     int                      num_ports;
     int                      usb_ver;
     bool                     ring_error;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(req_free_q_head, usbback_req) req_free_q;
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(hotplug_q_head, usbback_hotplug) hotplug_q;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, usbback_req) req_free_q;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, usbback_hotplug) hotplug_q;
     struct usbback_stub      ports[USBBACK_MAXPORTS];
     struct usbback_stub      *addr_table[USB_DEV_ADDR_SIZE];
     QEMUBH                   *bh;
diff --git a/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c b/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c
index 33e6c20184..dce7c1db14 100644
--- a/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c
+++ b/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "qemu/help_option.h"
 
 static WatchdogAction watchdog_action = WATCHDOG_ACTION_RESET;
-static QLIST_HEAD(watchdog_list, WatchdogTimerModel) watchdog_list;
+static QLIST_HEAD(, WatchdogTimerModel) watchdog_list;
 
 void watchdog_add_model(WatchdogTimerModel *model)
 {
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c b/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c
index aed783e844..f026556f62 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ struct xs_dirs {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(xs_dirs) list;
 };
 
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(xs_dirs_head, xs_dirs) xs_cleanup =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, xs_dirs) xs_cleanup =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(xs_cleanup);
 
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(XenDeviceHead, XenDevice) xendevs =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, XenDevice) xendevs =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(xendevs);
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 8e61450de3..ce930689cf 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ struct MemoryRegion {
     MemoryRegion *alias;
     hwaddr alias_offset;
     int32_t priority;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(subregions, MemoryRegion) subregions;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, MemoryRegion) subregions;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(MemoryRegion) subregions_link;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(coalesced_ranges, CoalescedMemoryRange) coalesced;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, CoalescedMemoryRange) coalesced;
     const char *name;
     unsigned ioeventfd_nb;
     MemoryRegionIoeventfd *ioeventfds;
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h
index 0ee10b1d71..30d3c28d3b 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct VFIOPlatformDevice {
     VFIORegion **regions;
     QLIST_HEAD(, VFIOINTp) intp_list; /* list of IRQs */
     /* queue of pending IRQs */
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(pending_intp_queue, VFIOINTp) pending_intp_queue;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, VFIOINTp) pending_intp_queue;
     char *compat; /* DT compatible values, separated by NUL */
     unsigned int num_compat; /* number of compatible values */
     uint32_t mmap_timeout; /* delay to re-enable mmaps after interrupt */
diff --git a/include/qom/cpu.h b/include/qom/cpu.h
index 1396f53e5b..62aef77b87 100644
--- a/include/qom/cpu.h
+++ b/include/qom/cpu.h
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ struct CPUState {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(CPUState) node;
 
     /* ice debug support */
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(breakpoints_head, CPUBreakpoint) breakpoints;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, CPUBreakpoint) breakpoints;
 
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(watchpoints_head, CPUWatchpoint) watchpoints;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, CPUWatchpoint) watchpoints;
     CPUWatchpoint *watchpoint_hit;
 
     void *opaque;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 97d8d9d0d5..a6d1cd190f 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -412,8 +412,6 @@ struct kvm_sw_breakpoint {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(kvm_sw_breakpoint) entry;
 };
 
-QTAILQ_HEAD(kvm_sw_breakpoint_head, kvm_sw_breakpoint);
-
 struct kvm_sw_breakpoint *kvm_find_sw_breakpoint(CPUState *cpu,
                                                  target_ulong pc);
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/rng.h b/include/sysemu/rng.h
index 45629c4c53..27b37da05d 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/rng.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/rng.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct RngBackend
 
     /*< protected >*/
     bool opened;
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(requests, RngRequest) requests;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, RngRequest) requests;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 5bccd2e243..4cff9e1a31 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ struct elf_note_info {
     struct target_elf_prstatus *prstatus;  /* NT_PRSTATUS */
     struct target_elf_prpsinfo *psinfo;    /* NT_PRPSINFO */
 
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(thread_list_head, elf_thread_status) thread_list;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, elf_thread_status) thread_list;
 #if 0
     /*
      * Current version of ELF coredump doesn't support
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 5759f74034..195c5cf639 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ struct MemoryRegionList {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(MemoryRegionList) mrqueue;
 };
 
-typedef QTAILQ_HEAD(mrqueue, MemoryRegionList) MemoryRegionListHead;
+typedef QTAILQ_HEAD(, MemoryRegionList) MemoryRegionListHead;
 
 #define MR_SIZE(size) (int128_nz(size) ? (hwaddr)int128_get64( \
                            int128_sub((size), int128_one())) : 0)
diff --git a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
index 5e90f44c2f..6426151e4f 100644
--- a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
+++ b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ typedef struct DirtyBitmapMigBitmapState {
 } DirtyBitmapMigBitmapState;
 
 typedef struct DirtyBitmapMigState {
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(dbms_list, DirtyBitmapMigBitmapState) dbms_list;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, DirtyBitmapMigBitmapState) dbms_list;
 
     bool bulk_completed;
     bool no_bitmaps;
diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index 4c04d937b1..0e24e18d13 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ typedef struct BlkMigBlock {
 } BlkMigBlock;
 
 typedef struct BlkMigState {
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(bmds_list, BlkMigDevState) bmds_list;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, BlkMigDevState) bmds_list;
     int64_t total_sector_sum;
     bool zero_blocks;
 
     /* Protected by lock.  */
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(blk_list, BlkMigBlock) blk_list;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, BlkMigBlock) blk_list;
     int submitted;
     int read_done;
 
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 7e7deec4d8..1849979fed 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ struct RAMState {
     RAMBlock *last_req_rb;
     /* Queue of outstanding page requests from the destination */
     QemuMutex src_page_req_mutex;
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(src_page_requests, RAMSrcPageRequest) src_page_requests;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, RAMSrcPageRequest) src_page_requests;
 };
 typedef struct RAMState RAMState;
 
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 6e81b09294..5982280d3c 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ typedef struct QMPRequest QMPRequest;
 /* Protects mon_list, monitor_qapi_event_state, monitor_destroyed.  */
 static QemuMutex monitor_lock;
 static GHashTable *monitor_qapi_event_state;
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(mon_list, Monitor) mon_list;
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, Monitor) mon_list;
 static bool monitor_destroyed;
 
 /* Protects mon_fdsets */
 static QemuMutex mon_fdsets_lock;
-static QLIST_HEAD(mon_fdsets, MonFdset) mon_fdsets;
+static QLIST_HEAD(, MonFdset) mon_fdsets;
 
 static int mon_refcount;
 
diff --git a/net/queue.c b/net/queue.c
index 9c32abdb8f..61276ca4be 100644
--- a/net/queue.c
+++ b/net/queue.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct NetQueue {
     uint32_t nq_count;
     NetQueueDeliverFunc *deliver;
 
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(packets, NetPacket) packets;
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(, NetPacket) packets;
 
     unsigned delivering : 1;
 };
diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index f6dc03963a..38ae65e4a9 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ typedef struct SlirpState {
 } SlirpState;
 
 static struct slirp_config_str *slirp_configs;
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(slirp_stacks, SlirpState) slirp_stacks =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, SlirpState) slirp_stacks =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(slirp_stacks);
 
 static int slirp_hostfwd(SlirpState *s, const char *redir_str, Error **errp);
diff --git a/slirp/slirp.c b/slirp/slirp.c
index 322edf51eb..ab2fc4eb8b 100644
--- a/slirp/slirp.c
+++ b/slirp/slirp.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const uint8_t special_ethaddr[ETH_ALEN] = {
 
 u_int curtime;
 
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(slirp_instances, Slirp) slirp_instances =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, Slirp) slirp_instances =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(slirp_instances);
 
 static struct in_addr dns_addr;
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index 44dd0ce6ce..e00ccf9c98 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ typedef struct KVMDevice {
     int dev_fd;
 } KVMDevice;
 
-static QSLIST_HEAD(kvm_devices_head, KVMDevice) kvm_devices_head;
+static QSLIST_HEAD(, KVMDevice) kvm_devices_head;
 
 static void kvm_arm_devlistener_add(MemoryListener *listener,
                                     MemoryRegionSection *section)
diff --git a/target/i386/hax-mem.c b/target/i386/hax-mem.c
index 5c37e94caa..6bb5a24917 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax-mem.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax-mem.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef struct HAXMapping {
  * send to the kernel only the removal of the pages from the MMIO hole after
  * having computed locally the result of the deletion and additions.
  */
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(HAXMappingListHead, HAXMapping) mappings =
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(, HAXMapping) mappings =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(mappings);
 
 /**
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.h b/tcg/tcg.h
index f9a56a9520..1de74f982b 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.h
+++ b/tcg/tcg.h
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ struct TCGContext {
 
     /* These structures are private to tcg-target.inc.c.  */
 #ifdef TCG_TARGET_NEED_LDST_LABELS
-    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(ldst_labels, TCGLabelQemuLdst) ldst_labels;
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, TCGLabelQemuLdst) ldst_labels;
 #endif
 #ifdef TCG_TARGET_NEED_POOL_LABELS
     struct TCGLabelPoolData *pool_labels;
diff --git a/tests/test-rcu-list.c b/tests/test-rcu-list.c
index 2e6f70bd59..6f076473e0 100644
--- a/tests/test-rcu-list.c
+++ b/tests/test-rcu-list.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void reclaim_list_el(struct rcu_head *prcu)
 }
 
 #if TEST_LIST_TYPE == 1
-static QLIST_HEAD(q_list_head, list_element) Q_list_head;
+static QLIST_HEAD(, list_element) Q_list_head;
 
 #define TEST_NAME "qlist"
 #define TEST_LIST_REMOVE_RCU        QLIST_REMOVE_RCU
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5f6ff43b1b..0903166812 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ struct vm_change_state_entry {
     QLIST_ENTRY (vm_change_state_entry) entries;
 };
 
-static QLIST_HEAD(vm_change_state_head, vm_change_state_entry) vm_change_state_head;
+static QLIST_HEAD(, vm_change_state_entry) vm_change_state_head;
 
 VMChangeStateEntry *qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(VMChangeStateHandler *cb,
                                                      void *opaque)
