diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 0f6cdf52b1da..095ca7238ac2 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -7151,40 +7151,31 @@ struct bpf_spin_lock {
 };
 
 struct bpf_timer {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_dynptr {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_list_head {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_list_node {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[3];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_rb_root {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_rb_node {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[4];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_refcount {
-	__u32 :32;
+	__u32 __opaque[1];
 } __attribute__((aligned(4)));
 
 struct bpf_sysctl {
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 0f6cdf52b1da..095ca7238ac2 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -7151,40 +7151,31 @@ struct bpf_spin_lock {
 };
 
 struct bpf_timer {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_dynptr {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_list_head {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_list_node {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[3];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_rb_root {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[2];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_rb_node {
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
-	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 __opaque[4];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_refcount {
-	__u32 :32;
+	__u32 __opaque[1];
 } __attribute__((aligned(4)));
 
 struct bpf_sysctl {