diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8b51d032b8..86e1c8932b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ decl_headers = '''
 
 foreach decl : ['char16_t',
                 'char32_t',
-                'struct ethtool_link_settings',
                 'struct fib_rule_uid_range',
                 'struct statx',
                ]
diff --git a/src/basic/missing.h b/src/basic/missing.h
index d100311793..c0c1d40665 100644
--- a/src/basic/missing.h
+++ b/src/basic/missing.h
@@ -1302,33 +1302,6 @@ typedef int32_t key_serial_t;
 #define IFA_F_MCAUTOJOIN 0x400
 #endif
 
-#if ! HAVE_STRUCT_ETHTOOL_LINK_SETTINGS
-
-#define ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS   0x0000004c /* Get ethtool_link_settings */
-#define ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS   0x0000004d /* Set ethtool_link_settings */
-
-struct ethtool_link_settings {
-        __u32   cmd;
-        __u32   speed;
-        __u8    duplex;
-        __u8    port;
-        __u8    phy_address;
-        __u8    autoneg;
-        __u8    mdio_support;
-        __u8    eth_tp_mdix;
-        __u8    eth_tp_mdix_ctrl;
-        __s8    link_mode_masks_nwords;
-        __u32   reserved[8];
-        __u32   link_mode_masks[0];
-        /* layout of link_mode_masks fields:
-         * __u32 map_supported[link_mode_masks_nwords];
-         * __u32 map_advertising[link_mode_masks_nwords];
-         * __u32 map_lp_advertising[link_mode_masks_nwords];
-         */
-};
-
-#endif
-
 #if ! HAVE_STRUCT_FIB_RULE_UID_RANGE
 
 struct fib_rule_uid_range {
@@ -1464,6 +1437,10 @@ struct statx {
 #endif
 
 #if !HAVE_ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_10baseT_Half_BIT /* linux@3f1ac7a700d039c61d8d8b99f28d605d489a60cf (4.6) */
+
+#define ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS   0x0000004c /* Get ethtool_link_settings */
+#define ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS   0x0000004d /* Set ethtool_link_settings */
+
 struct ethtool_link_settings {
         __u32 cmd;
         __u32 speed;
@@ -1485,6 +1462,7 @@ struct ethtool_link_settings {
          * __u32 map_lp_advertising[link_mode_masks_nwords];
          */
 };
+
 enum ethtool_link_mode_bit_indices {
         ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_10baseT_Half_BIT           = 0,
         ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_10baseT_Full_BIT           = 1,