diff --git a/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h b/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
index 99537347f..24ef37cb9 100644
--- a/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
+++ b/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ typedef void* uv_lib_t;
    * definition of ares_timeout(). \
    */ \
   ev_timer timer; \
+  /* Poll result queue */ \
+  eio_channel uv_eio_channel; \
   struct ev_loop* ev;
 
 #define UV_REQ_BUFSML_SIZE (4)
diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 9ff318fc6..7e089ef72 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1400,8 +1400,6 @@ struct uv_loop_s {
   uv_async_t uv_eio_want_poll_notifier;
   uv_async_t uv_eio_done_poll_notifier;
   uv_idle_t uv_eio_poller;
-  /* Poll result queue */
-  eio_channel uv_eio_channel;
   /* Diagnostic counters */
   uv_counters_t counters;
   /* The last error */