diff --git a/packages/mad/namespaced/Api.Mad.pas b/packages/mad/namespaced/Api.Mad.pas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c18f8f8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mad/namespaced/Api.Mad.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+unit Api.Mad;
+{$DEFINE FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
+{$i mad.pas}
diff --git a/packages/mad/namespaces.lst b/packages/mad/namespaces.lst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5142e19992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mad/namespaces.lst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+src/mad.pas=namespaced/Api.Mad.pas
+{s*:src/}=namespaced/
+{i+:src/}
diff --git a/packages/mad/src/mad.pas b/packages/mad/src/mad.pas
index e07a3133b8..243899e433 100644
--- a/packages/mad/src/mad.pas
+++ b/packages/mad/src/mad.pas
@@ -26,15 +26,22 @@
  * so by contacting: Underbit Technologies, Inc. <info@underbit.com>
  *)
 
+{$IFNDEF FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
 unit mad;
+{$ENDIF FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
 
 {$mode objfpc}
 {$MINENUMSIZE 4}
 
 interface
 
+{$IFDEF FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
+uses
+  System.CTypes;
+{$ELSE FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
 uses
   ctypes;
+{$ENDIF FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
 
 {$IFDEF WINDOWS}
   {$DEFINE DYNLINK}