diff --git a/rtl/objpas/types.pp b/rtl/objpas/types.pp
index 58512a7577..3a8ea0c86a 100644
--- a/rtl/objpas/types.pp
+++ b/rtl/objpas/types.pp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ type
   TStringDynArray = Array of AnsiString;
 {$ENDIF}
 
+  TClassicStringDynArray = TStringDynArray;
+
   TObjectDynArray = array of TObject;
   TWordDynArray = array of Word;
   TCurrencyArray = Array of currency;