diff --git a/include/vlc_playlist.h b/include/vlc_playlist.h
index e83f4c3c2e3a9d36a9207ae3aa836d551dc490ed..65c7b20f1def0c5fc71579520defe8939071f8e4 100644
--- a/include/vlc_playlist.h
+++ b/include/vlc_playlist.h
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ struct playlist_t
     playlist_item_t *     p_local_onelevel; /** < "Playlist" in ONELEVEL view */
     playlist_item_t *     p_ml_onelevel; /** < "Library" in ONELEVEL view */
 
-    bool            b_doing_ml; /**< Doing media library stuff,
-                                       * get quicker */
     bool            b_auto_preparse;
 
     /* Runtime */
diff --git a/src/playlist/engine.c b/src/playlist/engine.c
index 0dcbd93f198aa3df4036a8b4a25637740b462dea..ee7e2ee2580761e4d8ecaa7393b93a2cc836f580 100644
--- a/src/playlist/engine.c
+++ b/src/playlist/engine.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ playlist_t * playlist_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent )
 
     pl_priv(p_playlist)->b_tree = var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "playlist-tree" );
 
-    p_playlist->b_doing_ml = false;
+    pl_priv(p_playlist)->b_doing_ml = false;
 
     p_playlist->b_auto_preparse =
                         var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "auto-preparse" ) ;
diff --git a/src/playlist/item.c b/src/playlist/item.c
index 0e922169ceb627cf3ef665dc06ef3d98097eb39b..6c276bd5336eb5103fa8f607b96900e496b8f26d 100644
--- a/src/playlist/item.c
+++ b/src/playlist/item.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int playlist_AddInput( playlist_t* p_playlist, input_item_t *p_input,
 {
     playlist_item_t *p_item_cat, *p_item_one;
     if( p_playlist->b_die ) return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    if( !p_playlist->b_doing_ml )
+    if( !pl_priv(p_playlist)->b_doing_ml )
         PL_DEBUG( "adding item `%s' ( %s )", p_input->psz_name,
                                              p_input->psz_uri );
 
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static void AddItem( playlist_t *p_playlist, playlist_item_t *p_item,
     else
         playlist_NodeInsert( p_playlist, p_item, p_node, i_pos );
 
-    if( !p_playlist->b_doing_ml )
+    if( !pl_priv(p_playlist)->b_doing_ml )
         playlist_SendAddNotify( p_playlist, p_item->i_id, p_node->i_id,
                                  !( i_mode & PLAYLIST_NO_REBUILD ) );
 }
diff --git a/src/playlist/loadsave.c b/src/playlist/loadsave.c
index e542b872d5ddfedc2e432eb5b11c8b5a44530bcb..69aac3393f876984bef89abb6d7a8b82073b30d7 100644
--- a/src/playlist/loadsave.c
+++ b/src/playlist/loadsave.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int playlist_MLLoad( playlist_t *p_playlist )
     vlc_event_attach( &p_input->event_manager, vlc_InputItemSubItemAdded,
                         input_item_subitem_added, p_playlist );
 
-    p_playlist->b_doing_ml = true;
+    pl_priv(p_playlist)->b_doing_ml = true;
     PL_UNLOCK;
 
     stats_TimerStart( p_playlist, "ML Load", STATS_TIMER_ML_LOAD );
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int playlist_MLLoad( playlist_t *p_playlist )
     stats_TimerStop( p_playlist,STATS_TIMER_ML_LOAD );
 
     PL_LOCK;
-    p_playlist->b_doing_ml = false;
+    pl_priv(p_playlist)->b_doing_ml = false;
     PL_UNLOCK;
 
     vlc_event_detach( &p_input->event_manager, vlc_InputItemSubItemAdded,
diff --git a/src/playlist/playlist_internal.h b/src/playlist/playlist_internal.h
index 69ad4cebf292bf9599ef4d09f3304dfc384cbbe2..d0af7a731443748aa9001a611711f248171d071e 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlist_internal.h
+++ b/src/playlist/playlist_internal.h
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ typedef struct playlist_private_t
         vlc_mutex_t         lock;     /**< Lock to protect request */
     } request;
 
-    bool                  b_tree; /**< Display as a tree */
-
+    bool     b_tree; /**< Display as a tree */
+    bool     b_doing_ml; /**< Doing media library stuff  get quicker */
 } playlist_private_t;
 
 #define pl_priv( pl ) ((playlist_private_t *)(pl))