diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
index c87fd57019261..536f33e03482d 100644
--- a/base/deprecated.jl
+++ b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -213,4 +213,5 @@ end
 @deprecate inf{T<:FloatingPoint}(::Type{T})  convert(T,Inf)
 @deprecate nan{T<:FloatingPoint}(::Type{T})  convert(T,NaN)
 
+export String
 const String = AbstractString