diff --git a/src/executor/device.rs b/src/executor/device.rs
index b758c66eb5..5011169670 100644
--- a/src/executor/device.rs
+++ b/src/executor/device.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::arch::kernel::mmio as hardware;
 use crate::drivers::pci as hardware;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "dhcpv4"))]
 use crate::env;
-use crate::executor::network::{NetworkInterface, NetworkState};
+use super::network::{NetworkInterface, NetworkState};
 
 /// Data type to determine the mac address
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/src/executor/network.rs b/src/executor/network.rs
index 92b1d385b4..2c39cc7fb6 100644
--- a/src/executor/network.rs
+++ b/src/executor/network.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ pub(crate) static NIC: InterruptTicketMutex<NetworkState<'_>> =
 	InterruptTicketMutex::new(NetworkState::Missing);
 
 pub(crate) struct NetworkInterface<'a> {
-	pub iface: smoltcp::iface::Interface,
-	pub sockets: SocketSet<'a>,
-	pub device: HermitNet,
+	pub(super) iface: smoltcp::iface::Interface,
+	pub(super) sockets: SocketSet<'a>,
+	pub(super) device: HermitNet,
 	#[cfg(feature = "dhcpv4")]
-	pub dhcp_handle: SocketHandle,
+	pub(super) dhcp_handle: SocketHandle,
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]