diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index 386ced9..3657bd4 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ struct remote {
 	int pushurl_alloc;
 
 	const char **push_refspec;
-	struct refspec *push;
+	struct refspec_item *push;
 	int push_refspec_nr;
 	int push_refspec_alloc;
 
 	const char **fetch_refspec;
-	struct refspec *fetch;
+	struct refspec_item *fetch;
 	int fetch_refspec_nr;
 	int fetch_refspec_alloc;
 
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ int ref_newer(const struct object_id *new_oid, const struct object_id *old_oid);
  */
 struct ref *ref_remove_duplicates(struct ref *ref_map);
 
-extern int query_refspecs(struct refspec *specs, int nr, struct refspec *query);
-char *apply_refspecs(struct refspec *refspecs, int nr_refspec,
+extern int query_refspecs(struct refspec_item *specs, int nr, struct refspec_item *query);
+char *apply_refspecs(struct refspec_item *refspecs, int nr_refspec,
 		     const char *name);
 
 int check_push_refs(struct ref *src, int nr_refspec, const char **refspec);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void set_ref_status_for_push(struct ref *remote_refs, int send_mirror,
  * missing_ok is usually false, but when we are adding branch.$name.merge
  * it is Ok if the branch is not at the remote anymore.
  */
-int get_fetch_map(const struct ref *remote_refs, const struct refspec *refspec,
+int get_fetch_map(const struct ref *remote_refs, const struct refspec_item *refspec,
 		  struct ref ***tail, int missing_ok);
 
 struct ref *get_remote_ref(const struct ref *remote_refs, const char *name);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ struct ref *get_remote_ref(const struct ref *remote_refs, const char *name);
 /*
  * For the given remote, reads the refspec's src and sets the other fields.
  */
-int remote_find_tracking(struct remote *remote, struct refspec *refspec);
+int remote_find_tracking(struct remote *remote, struct refspec_item *refspec);
 
 struct branch {
 	const char *name;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct branch {
 	const char *pushremote_name;
 
 	const char **merge_name;
-	struct refspec **merge;
+	struct refspec_item **merge;
 	int merge_nr;
 	int merge_alloc;
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ struct ref *guess_remote_head(const struct ref *head,
 			      int all);
 
 /* Return refs which no longer exist on remote */
-struct ref *get_stale_heads(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *fetch_map);
+struct ref *get_stale_heads(struct refspec_item *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *fetch_map);
 
 /*
  * Compare-and-swap