diff --git a/include/llarp/ip.hpp b/include/llarp/ip.hpp
index 166fdb4f2..839d5f643 100644
--- a/include/llarp/ip.hpp
+++ b/include/llarp/ip.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ typedef struct ip_hdr
   unsigned char
       ip_header_len : 4;  // 4-bit header length (in 32-bit words) normally=5
                           // (Means 20 Bytes may be 24 also)
-  unsigned char version : 4;       // 4-bit IPv4 version
+  unsigned char ip_version : 4;    // 4-bit IPv4 version
   unsigned char ip_tos;            // IP type of service
   unsigned short ip_total_length;  // Total length
   unsigned short ip_id;            // Unique identifier