diff --git a/src/feature/nodelist/routerset.h b/src/feature/nodelist/routerset.h
index 6bd97f9422..936a2d0ff0 100644
--- a/src/feature/nodelist/routerset.h
+++ b/src/feature/nodelist/routerset.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int routerset_len(const routerset_t *set);
 
 struct var_type_def_t;
 extern const struct var_type_def_t ROUTERSET_type_defn;
-typedef routerset_t config_decl_ROUTERSET;
+typedef routerset_t *config_decl_ROUTERSET;
 
 #ifdef ROUTERSET_PRIVATE
 #include "lib/container/bitarray.h"