diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
index e56c814..6ca22a8 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
 /*
  * INTx
  */
-static void vfio_send_intx_eventfd(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev, void *unused)
+static void vfio_send_intx_eventfd(void *opaque, void *unused)
 {
+	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev = opaque;
+
 	if (likely(is_intx(vdev) && !vdev->virq_disabled))
 		eventfd_signal(vdev->ctx[0].trigger, 1);
 }
@@ -71,9 +73,9 @@ void vfio_pci_intx_mask(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev)
  * a signal is necessary, which can then be handled via a work queue
  * or directly depending on the caller.
  */
-static int vfio_pci_intx_unmask_handler(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
-					void *unused)
+static int vfio_pci_intx_unmask_handler(void *opaque, void *unused)
 {
+	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev = opaque;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -411,7 +413,8 @@ static int vfio_pci_set_intx_unmask(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 	} else if (flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_DATA_EVENTFD) {
 		int32_t fd = *(int32_t *)data;
 		if (fd >= 0)
-			return virqfd_enable(vdev, vfio_pci_intx_unmask_handler,
+			return virqfd_enable((void *) vdev,
+					     vfio_pci_intx_unmask_handler,
 					     vfio_send_intx_eventfd, NULL,
 					     &vdev->ctx[0].unmask, fd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c b/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c
index 27fa2f0..ac63ec0 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/eventfd.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include "pci/vfio_pci_private.h"
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *vfio_irqfd_cleanup_wq;
 static spinlock_t lock;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ static int virqfd_wakeup(wait_queue_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, void *key)
 	if (flags & POLLIN) {
 		/* An event has been signaled, call function */
 		if ((!virqfd->handler ||
-		     virqfd->handler(virqfd->vdev, virqfd->data)) &&
+		     virqfd->handler(virqfd->opaque, virqfd->data)) &&
 		    virqfd->thread)
 			schedule_work(&virqfd->inject);
 	}
@@ -99,13 +98,13 @@ static void virqfd_inject(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct virqfd *virqfd = container_of(work, struct virqfd, inject);
 	if (virqfd->thread)
-		virqfd->thread(virqfd->vdev, virqfd->data);
+		virqfd->thread(virqfd->opaque, virqfd->data);
 }
 
-int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
-			 int (*handler)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *),
-			 void (*thread)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *),
-			 void *data, struct virqfd **pvirqfd, int fd)
+int virqfd_enable(void *opaque,
+		  int (*handler)(void *, void *),
+		  void (*thread)(void *, void *),
+		  void *data, struct virqfd **pvirqfd, int fd)
 {
 	struct fd irqfd;
 	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	virqfd->pvirqfd = pvirqfd;
-	virqfd->vdev = vdev;
+	virqfd->opaque = opaque;
 	virqfd->handler = handler;
 	virqfd->thread = thread;
 	virqfd->data = data;
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 	 * before we registered and trigger it as if we didn't miss it.
 	 */
 	if (events & POLLIN) {
-		if ((!handler || handler(vdev, data)) && thread)
+		if ((!handler || handler(opaque, data)) && thread)
 			schedule_work(&virqfd->inject);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index fb6037b..ce23a42 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ static inline long vfio_spapr_iommu_eeh_ioctl(struct iommu_group *group,
  * IRQFD support
  */
 struct virqfd {
-	struct vfio_pci_device	*vdev;
+	void			*opaque;
 	struct eventfd_ctx	*eventfd;
-	int			(*handler)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *);
-	void			(*thread)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *);
+	int			(*handler)(void *, void *);
+	void			(*thread)(void *, void *);
 	void			*data;
 	struct work_struct	inject;
 	wait_queue_t		wait;
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ struct virqfd {
 
 extern int vfio_pci_virqfd_init(void);
 extern void vfio_pci_virqfd_exit(void);
-extern int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
-			 int (*handler)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *),
-			 void (*thread)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *),
+extern int virqfd_enable(void *opaque,
+			 int (*handler)(void *, void *),
+			 void (*thread)(void *, void *),
 			 void *data, struct virqfd **pvirqfd, int fd);
 extern void virqfd_disable(struct virqfd **pvirqfd);
 
