diff --git a/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h b/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h
index cf9b3f0..8d2adda 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-cryptodev.h"
 
 /**
  * CryptoDevBackend:
@@ -215,16 +216,8 @@
                  void *opaque);
 };
 
-typedef enum CryptoDevBackendOptionsType {
-    CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE_NONE = 0,
-    CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE_BUILTIN = 1,
-    CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE_VHOST_USER = 2,
-    CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE_LKCF = 3,
-    CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE__MAX,
-} CryptoDevBackendOptionsType;
-
 struct CryptoDevBackendClient {
-    CryptoDevBackendOptionsType type;
+    QCryptodevBackendType type;
     char *model;
     char *name;
     char *info_str;