diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 805a6aa72..39156115f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-02-07  Robert Larice
+ * src/frontend/outitf.h ,
+ * src/include/ngspice/typedefs.h :
+   struct runDesc forward declaration
+
 2012-02-07  Robert Larice
  * src/frontend/rawfile.c :
    comment/pinpoint a local misuse of a structure element
diff --git a/src/frontend/outitf.h b/src/frontend/outitf.h
index 994dd73a9..207a31749 100644
--- a/src/frontend/outitf.h
+++ b/src/frontend/outitf.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 #ifndef OUTITF_H_INCLUDED
 #define OUTITF_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include "ngspice/typedefs.h"
+
+
 typedef struct dataDesc {
     char *name;     /* The name of the vector. */
     int type;       /* The type. */
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ typedef struct dataDesc {
     struct dvec *vec;
 } dataDesc;
 
-typedef struct runDesc {
+struct runDesc {
     void *analysis;
     CKTcircuit *circuit;
     char *name;
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ typedef struct runDesc {
     int pointCount;
     int isComplex;
     int windowCount;
-} runDesc;
+};
 
 int OUTpBeginPlot(CKTcircuit *circuitPtr, JOB *analysisPtr,
                   IFuid analName,
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/typedefs.h b/src/include/ngspice/typedefs.h
index bda0098e0..45ea51988 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/typedefs.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/typedefs.h
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ typedef struct JOB JOB;
 
 typedef struct SPICEanalysis SPICEanalysis;
 
+typedef struct runDesc runDesc;
+
 #endif