diff --git a/include/bsd/nlist.h b/include/bsd/nlist.h
index 8767117..89877ac 100644
--- a/include/bsd/nlist.h
+++ b/include/bsd/nlist.h
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@
 struct nlist {
 	union {
 		char *n_name;
-		struct n_list *n_next;
-		long n_strx;
-	} n_un;
+		union {
+			char *n_name;
+			struct n_list *n_next;
+			long n_strx;
+		} n_un;
+	};
 	unsigned char n_type;
 	char n_other;
 	short n_desc;
diff --git a/test/nlist.c b/test/nlist.c
index c76d9e7..82e24e9 100644
--- a/test/nlist.c
+++ b/test/nlist.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	assert(*data_pub_ptr == 50);
 
+	assert(nl[0].n_name == nl[0].n_un.n_name);
+
 	rc = nlist(argv[0], nl);
 	assert(rc == 0);