diff --git a/src/runtime/native/PyGILState.cs b/src/runtime/native/PyGILState.cs
index 35fe6c983..2e7f61029 100644
--- a/src/runtime/native/PyGILState.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/native/PyGILState.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
 namespace Python.Runtime.Native;
 
 /// <remarks><c>PyGILState_STATE</c></remarks>
-[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-struct PyGILState
+enum PyGILState
 {
-    IntPtr handle;
+    PyGILState_LOCKED,
+    PyGILState_UNLOCKED 
 }