diff --git a/dix/closestr.h b/dix/closestr.h
index 60e6f09bc..c4a981b46 100644
--- a/dix/closestr.h
+++ b/dix/closestr.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ typedef struct _LFclosure {
 typedef struct _PTclosure {
     ClientPtr client;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     unsigned char *pElt;
     unsigned char *endReq;
     unsigned char *data;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef struct _PTclosure {
 typedef struct _ITclosure {
     ClientPtr client;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     BYTE nChars;
     unsigned char *data;
     int xorg;
diff --git a/dix/dispatch.c b/dix/dispatch.c
index 5f1c77026..de372ca0c 100644
--- a/dix/dispatch.c
+++ b/dix/dispatch.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ int
 ProcCreateGC(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int error, rc;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
     unsigned len;
 
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ ProcCreateGC(ClientPtr client)
     len = client->req_len - bytes_to_int32(sizeof(xCreateGCReq));
     if (len != Ones(stuff->mask))
         return BadLength;
-    pGC = (GC *) CreateGC(pDraw, stuff->mask, (XID *) &stuff[1], &error,
+    pGC = (GCPtr) CreateGC(pDraw, stuff->mask, (XID *) &stuff[1], &error,
                           stuff->gc, client);
     if (error != Success)
         return error;
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ ProcCreateGC(ClientPtr client)
 int
 ProcChangeGC(ClientPtr client)
 {
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     int result;
     unsigned len;
 
@@ -1595,8 +1595,8 @@ ProcChangeGC(ClientPtr client)
 int
 ProcCopyGC(ClientPtr client)
 {
-    GC *dstGC;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr dstGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     int result;
 
     REQUEST(xCopyGCReq);
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ ProcCopyGC(ClientPtr client)
 int
 ProcSetDashes(ClientPtr client)
 {
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     int result;
 
     REQUEST(xSetDashesReq);
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ int
 ProcSetClipRectangles(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int nr, result;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     REQUEST(xSetClipRectanglesReq);
 
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ ProcSetClipRectangles(ClientPtr client)
 int
 ProcFreeGC(ClientPtr client)
 {
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     int rc;
 
     REQUEST(xResourceReq);
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ ProcCopyArea(ClientPtr client)
 {
     DrawablePtr pDst;
     DrawablePtr pSrc;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     REQUEST(xCopyAreaReq);
     RegionPtr pRgn;
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ int
 ProcCopyPlane(ClientPtr client)
 {
     DrawablePtr psrcDraw, pdstDraw;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     REQUEST(xCopyPlaneReq);
     RegionPtr pRgn;
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ int
 ProcPolyPoint(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int npoint;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolyPointReq);
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ int
 ProcPolyLine(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int npoint;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolyLineReq);
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ int
 ProcPolySegment(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int nsegs;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolySegmentReq);
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ int
 ProcPolyRectangle(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int nrects;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolyRectangleReq);
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ int
 ProcPolyArc(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int narcs;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolyArcReq);
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ int
 ProcFillPoly(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int things;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xFillPolyReq);
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ int
 ProcPolyFillRectangle(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int things;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolyFillRectangleReq);
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ int
 ProcPolyFillArc(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int narcs;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
 
     REQUEST(xPolyFillArcReq);
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ ReformatImage(char *base, int nbytes, int bpp, int order)
 int
 ProcPutImage(ClientPtr client)
 {
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
     long length;                /* length of scanline server padded */
     long lengthProto;           /* length of scanline protocol padded */
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ ProcPolyText(ClientPtr client)
 
     REQUEST(xPolyTextReq);
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     REQUEST_AT_LEAST_SIZE(xPolyTextReq);
     VALIDATE_DRAWABLE_AND_GC(stuff->drawable, pDraw, DixWriteAccess);
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ ProcImageText8(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int err;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     REQUEST(xImageTextReq);
 
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ ProcImageText16(ClientPtr client)
 {
     int err;
     DrawablePtr pDraw;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     REQUEST(xImageTextReq);
 
diff --git a/dix/dixfonts.c b/dix/dixfonts.c
index 25c5ad0ce..c2275d0bb 100644
--- a/dix/dixfonts.c
+++ b/dix/dixfonts.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ doPolyText(ClientPtr client, PTclosurePtr c)
     int err = Success, lgerr;   /* err is in X error, not font error, space */
     enum { NEVER_SLEPT, START_SLEEP, SLEEPING } client_state = NEVER_SLEPT;
     FontPathElementPtr fpe;
-    GC *origGC = NULL;
+    GCPtr origGC = NULL;
     int itemSize = c->reqType == X_PolyText8 ? 1 : 2;
 
     if (client->clientGone) {
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ doPolyText(ClientPtr client, PTclosurePtr c)
             if (lgerr == Suspended) {
                 if (!ClientIsAsleep(client)) {
                     int len;
-                    GC *pGC;
+                    GCPtr pGC;
                     PTclosurePtr new_closure;
 
                     /*  We're putting the client to sleep.  We need to do a few things
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ doPolyText(ClientPtr client, PTclosurePtr c)
 }
 
 int
-PolyText(ClientPtr client, DrawablePtr pDraw, GC * pGC, unsigned char *pElt,
+PolyText(ClientPtr client, DrawablePtr pDraw, GCPtr pGC, unsigned char *pElt,
          unsigned char *endReq, int xorg, int yorg, int reqType, XID did)
 {
     PTclosureRec local_closure = {
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ doImageText(ClientPtr client, ITclosurePtr c)
     lgerr = LoadGlyphs(client, c->pGC->font, c->nChars, itemSize, c->data);
     if (lgerr == Suspended) {
         if (!ClientIsAsleep(client)) {
-            GC *pGC;
+            GCPtr pGC;
             unsigned char *data;
             ITclosurePtr old_closure;
 
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ doImageText(ClientPtr client, ITclosurePtr c)
 }
 
 int
-ImageText(ClientPtr client, DrawablePtr pDraw, GC * pGC, int nChars,
+ImageText(ClientPtr client, DrawablePtr pDraw, GCPtr pGC, int nChars,
           unsigned char *data, int xorg, int yorg, int reqType, XID did)
 {
     ITclosureRec local_closure;
diff --git a/dix/dixutils.c b/dix/dixutils.c
index 877d76a90..066ed0586 100644
--- a/dix/dixutils.c
+++ b/dix/dixutils.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int
 dixLookupFontable(FontPtr *pFont, XID id, ClientPtr client, Mask access)
 {
     int rc;
-    GC *pGC;
+    GCPtr pGC;
 
     client->errorValue = id;    /* EITHER font or gc */
     rc = dixLookupResourceByType((void **) pFont, id, X11_RESTYPE_FONT, client,
diff --git a/dix/gc.c b/dix/gc.c
index 0ea8009fa..53888f514 100644
--- a/dix/gc.c
+++ b/dix/gc.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static Bool CreateDefaultTile(GCPtr pGC);
 static unsigned char DefaultDash[2] = { 4, 4 };
 
 void
-ValidateGC(DrawablePtr pDraw, GC * pGC)
+ValidateGC(DrawablePtr pDraw, GCPtr pGC)
 {
     (*pGC->funcs->ValidateGC) (pGC, pGC->stateChanges, pDraw);
     pGC->stateChanges = 0;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ ValidateGC(DrawablePtr pDraw, GC * pGC)
     _var = (_type)pUnion->ptr; pUnion++; }
 
 int
-ChangeGC(ClientPtr client, GC * pGC, BITS32 mask, ChangeGCValPtr pUnion)
+ChangeGC(ClientPtr client, GCPtr pGC, BITS32 mask, ChangeGCValPtr pUnion)
 {
     BITS32 index2;
     int error = 0;
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static const struct {
 };
 
 int
-ChangeGCXIDs(ClientPtr client, GC * pGC, BITS32 mask, CARD32 *pC32)
+ChangeGCXIDs(ClientPtr client, GCPtr pGC, BITS32 mask, CARD32 *pC32)
 {
     ChangeGCVal vals[GCLastBit + 1];
     int i;
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ NewGCObject(ScreenPtr pScreen, int depth)
 {
     GCPtr pGC;
 
-    pGC = dixAllocateScreenObjectWithPrivates(pScreen, GC, PRIVATE_GC);
+    pGC = dixAllocateScreenObjectWithPrivates(pScreen, GCRec, PRIVATE_GC);
     if (!pGC) {
         return (GCPtr) NULL;
     }
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ CreateDefaultTile(GCPtr pGC)
 }
 
 int
-CopyGC(GC * pgcSrc, GC * pgcDst, BITS32 mask)
+CopyGC(GCPtr pgcSrc, GCPtr pgcDst, BITS32 mask)
 {
     BITS32 index2;
     BITS32 maskQ;
diff --git a/dix/privates.c b/dix/privates.c
index 8f025e239..72cda714f 100644
--- a/dix/privates.c
+++ b/dix/privates.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static const int offsets[] = {
     -1,                                 /* X11_RESTYPE_NONE */
     offsetof(WindowRec, devPrivates),   /* X11_RESTYPE_WINDOW */
     offsetof(PixmapRec, devPrivates),   /* X11_RESTYPE_PIXMAP */
-    offsetof(GC, devPrivates),          /* X11_RESTYPE_GC */
+    offsetof(GCRec, devPrivates),       /* X11_RESTYPE_GC */
     -1,                                 /* X11_RESTYPE_FONT */
     offsetof(CursorRec, devPrivates),   /* X11_RESTYPE_CURSOR */
     offsetof(ColormapRec, devPrivates), /* X11_RESTYPE_COLORMAP */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiter.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiter.c
index 7c86621f3..448c72b4f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiter.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiter.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ VGAarbiterDestroyClip(GCPtr pGC)
 /* GC Ops */
 static void
 VGAarbiterFillSpans(DrawablePtr pDraw,
-                    GC * pGC,
+                    GCPtr pGC,
                     int nInit,
                     DDXPointPtr pptInit, int *pwidthInit, int fSorted)
 {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ VGAarbiterPutImage(DrawablePtr pDraw,
 static RegionPtr
 VGAarbiterCopyArea(DrawablePtr pSrc,
                    DrawablePtr pDst,
-                   GC * pGC,
+                   GCPtr pGC,
                    int srcx, int srcy,
                    int width, int height, int dstx, int dsty)
 {
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiterPriv.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiterPriv.h
index 03db55700..573afd8d9 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiterPriv.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86VGAarbiterPriv.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void VGAarbiterDestroyClip(GCPtr pGC);
 static void VGAarbiterCopyClip(GCPtr pgcDst, GCPtr pgcSrc);
 
 /* GC ops */
-static void VGAarbiterFillSpans(DrawablePtr pDraw, GC * pGC, int nInit,
+static void VGAarbiterFillSpans(DrawablePtr pDraw, GCPtr pGC, int nInit,
                                 DDXPointPtr pptInit, int *pwidthInit,
                                 int fSorted);
 static void VGAarbiterSetSpans(DrawablePtr pDraw, GCPtr pGC, char *pcharsrc,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void VGAarbiterPutImage(DrawablePtr pDraw, GCPtr pGC, int depth, int x,
                                int y, int w, int h, int leftPad, int format,
                                char *pImage);
 static RegionPtr VGAarbiterCopyArea(DrawablePtr pSrc, DrawablePtr pDst,
-                                    GC * pGC, int srcx, int srcy, int width,
+                                    GCPtr pGC, int srcx, int srcy, int width,
                                     int height, int dstx, int dsty);
 static RegionPtr VGAarbiterCopyPlane(DrawablePtr pSrc, DrawablePtr pDst,
                                      GCPtr pGC, int srcx, int srcy, int width,
diff --git a/include/gcstruct.h b/include/gcstruct.h
index cb1b56655..0450ffa74 100644
--- a/include/gcstruct.h
+++ b/include/gcstruct.h
@@ -279,6 +279,6 @@ typedef struct _GC {
     const GCOps *ops;
     PrivateRec *devPrivates;
     RegionPtr pCompositeClip;
-} GC;
+} GCRec;
 
 #endif                          /* GCSTRUCT_H */
diff --git a/mi/miglblt.c b/mi/miglblt.c
index accd55ffe..a3e625a20 100644
--- a/mi/miglblt.c
+++ b/mi/miglblt.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ with the sample server.
 */
 
 void
-miPolyGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GC * pGC, int x, int y, unsigned int nglyph, CharInfoPtr * ppci,  /* array of character info */
+miPolyGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GCPtr pGC, int x, int y, unsigned int nglyph, CharInfoPtr * ppci,  /* array of character info */
                void *pglyphBase       /* start of array of glyphs */
     )
 {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ miPolyGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GC * pGC, int x, int y, unsigned int nglyp
 }
 
 void
-miImageGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GC * pGC, int x, int y, unsigned int nglyph, CharInfoPtr * ppci, /* array of character info */
+miImageGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GCPtr pGC, int x, int y, unsigned int nglyph, CharInfoPtr * ppci, /* array of character info */
                 void *pglyphBase      /* start of array of glyphs */
     )
 {
diff --git a/miext/damage/damage.c b/miext/damage/damage.c
index bc296f8af..499055f11 100644
--- a/miext/damage/damage.c
+++ b/miext/damage/damage.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ damageAddTraps(PicturePtr pPicture,
 
 static void
 damageFillSpans(DrawablePtr pDrawable,
-                GC * pGC, int npt, DDXPointPtr ppt, int *pwidth, int fSorted)
+                GCPtr pGC, int npt, DDXPointPtr ppt, int *pwidth, int fSorted)
 {
     DAMAGE_GC_OP_PROLOGUE(pGC, pDrawable);
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ damagePutImage(DrawablePtr pDrawable,
 static RegionPtr
 damageCopyArea(DrawablePtr pSrc,
                DrawablePtr pDst,
-               GC * pGC,
+               GCPtr pGC,
                int srcx, int srcy, int width, int height, int dstx, int dsty)
 {
     RegionPtr ret;