diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index 3bf5a690a6..0e8bcd56bf 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -179,3 +179,10 @@ void update_max_atomic(std::atomic<T>& max, T const& value) {
   T prev = max;
   while (prev < value && !max.compare_exchange_weak(prev, value)) {}
 }
+
+typedef struct Rect {
+  int x;
+  int y;
+  int w;
+  int h;
+} Rect;
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
index ab6aac01f5..6044e0dca3 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "common/clutil.h"
 #include "common/swaglog.h"
-#include "common/util.h"
 #include "third_party/linux/include/msm_media_info.h"
 
 #include "system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.h"
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ static void publish_thumbnail(PubMaster *pm, const CameraBuf *b) {
   pm->send("thumbnail", msg);
 }
 
-float set_exposure_target(const CameraBuf *b, AutoExposureRect ae_xywh, int x_skip, int y_skip) {
+float set_exposure_target(const CameraBuf *b, Rect ae_xywh, int x_skip, int y_skip) {
   int lum_med;
   uint32_t lum_binning[256] = {0};
   const uint8_t *pix_ptr = b->cur_yuv_buf->y;
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h
index 9aafc0b987..587968fccb 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "cereal/messaging/messaging.h"
 #include "cereal/visionipc/visionipc_server.h"
 #include "common/queue.h"
+#include "common/util.h"
 
 const int YUV_BUFFER_COUNT = 20;
 
@@ -24,13 +25,6 @@ const bool env_debug_frames = getenv("DEBUG_FRAMES") != NULL;
 const bool env_log_raw_frames = getenv("LOG_RAW_FRAMES") != NULL;
 const bool env_ctrl_exp_from_params = getenv("CTRL_EXP_FROM_PARAMS") != NULL;
 
-typedef struct AutoExposureRect {
-  int x;
-  int y;
-  int w;
-  int h;
-} AutoExposureRect;
-
 typedef struct FrameMetadata {
   uint32_t frame_id;
   uint32_t request_id;
@@ -82,7 +76,7 @@ typedef void (*process_thread_cb)(MultiCameraState *s, CameraState *c, int cnt);
 
 void fill_frame_data(cereal::FrameData::Builder &framed, const FrameMetadata &frame_data, CameraState *c);
 kj::Array<uint8_t> get_raw_frame_image(const CameraBuf *b);
-float set_exposure_target(const CameraBuf *b, AutoExposureRect ae_xywh, int x_skip, int y_skip);
+float set_exposure_target(const CameraBuf *b, Rect ae_xywh, int x_skip, int y_skip);
 std::thread start_process_thread(MultiCameraState *cameras, CameraState *cs, process_thread_cb callback);
 
 void cameras_init(VisionIpcServer *v, MultiCameraState *s, cl_device_id device_id, cl_context ctx);
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.h b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.h
index c3317909f8..1d8c1e05ff 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.h
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
   int new_exp_g;
   int new_exp_t;
 
-  AutoExposureRect ae_xywh;
+  Rect ae_xywh;
   float measured_grey_fraction;
   float target_grey_fraction;
 
diff --git a/system/camerad/sensors/sensor.h b/system/camerad/sensors/sensor.h
index 39b76fa0cc..391ead4702 100644
--- a/system/camerad/sensors/sensor.h
+++ b/system/camerad/sensors/sensor.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
   float target_grey_factor;
   float min_ev;
   float max_ev;
-  std::vector<AutoExposureRect> ae_areas;
+  std::vector<Rect> ae_areas;
 
   bool data_word;
   uint32_t probe_reg_addr;
diff --git a/system/camerad/test/test_ae_gray.cc b/system/camerad/test/test_ae_gray.cc
index f952364852..be9a0cc59f 100644
--- a/system/camerad/test/test_ae_gray.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/test/test_ae_gray.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TEST_CASE("camera.test_set_exposure_target") {
   cb.cur_yuv_buf = &vb;
   cb.rgb_width = W;
   cb.rgb_height = H;
-  AutoExposureRect rect = {0, 0, W-1, H-1};
+  Rect rect = {0, 0, W-1, H-1};
 
   printf("AE test patterns %dx%d\n", cb.rgb_width, cb.rgb_height);