diff --git a/src/entt/meta/fwd.hpp b/src/entt/meta/fwd.hpp
index c901a058f..79e0ab487 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/fwd.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/fwd.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class meta_associative_container;
 
 class meta_any;
 
-struct meta_handle;
+class meta_handle;
 
 struct meta_custom;
 
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
index 2502422d9..d98147a03 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace entt {
 
 class meta_any;
 class meta_type;
-struct meta_handle;
+class meta_handle;
 
 /*! @cond TURN_OFF_DOXYGEN */
 namespace internal {