diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index d352bb6bbc..e7dd41aa75 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static char *print_format;
 static char *stream_specifier;
 static char *show_data_hash;
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct ReadInterval {
     int id;             ///< identifier
     int64_t start, end; ///< start, end in second/AV_TIME_BASE units
     int has_start, has_end;
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ static const Writer flat_writer = {
 
 /* INI format output */
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct INIContext {
     const AVClass *class;
     int hierarchical;
 } INIContext;
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ static const Writer ini_writer = {
 
 /* JSON output */
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct JSONContext {
     const AVClass *class;
     int indent_level;
     int compact;
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static const Writer json_writer = {
 
 /* XML output */
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct XMLContext {
     const AVClass *class;
     int within_tag;
     int indent_level;
diff --git a/libavutil/file.c b/libavutil/file.c
index 359d290e99..2a06be4398 100644
--- a/libavutil/file.c
+++ b/libavutil/file.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct FileLogContext {
     const AVClass *class;
     int   log_offset;
     void *log_ctx;
diff --git a/libavutil/parseutils.c b/libavutil/parseutils.c
index 4708699ccc..8cd844e422 100644
--- a/libavutil/parseutils.c
+++ b/libavutil/parseutils.c
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ int av_parse_ratio(AVRational *q, const char *str, int max,
     return 0;
 }
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct VideoSizeAbbr {
     const char *abbr;
     int width, height;
 } VideoSizeAbbr;
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct VideoRateAbbr {
     const char *abbr;
     AVRational rate;
 } VideoRateAbbr;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int av_parse_video_rate(AVRational *rate, const char *arg)
     return 0;
 }
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct ColorEntry {
     const char *name;            ///< a string representing the name of the color
     uint8_t     rgb_color[3];    ///< RGB values for the color
 } ColorEntry;