diff --git a/src/business/business-core/gncOwner.h b/src/business/business-core/gncOwner.h
index a4a6fe3a7e..164ce71303 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/gncOwner.h
+++ b/src/business/business-core/gncOwner.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ gncOwnerRegister(void);
 
 /** @} */
 
+#ifndef SWIG
+
 /** \struct GncOwner */
 struct _gncOwner {
   GncOwnerType     type;      /**< Customer, Job, Vendor, Employee or Undefined. */
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ struct _gncOwner {
   gpointer         qof_temp; /**< Set type independently of the owner. */
 };
 
+#endif /* SWIG */
+
 /** \name Setup routines
 @{
 */