diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index d0411e2..311176e 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -1905,6 +1905,7 @@
 	SETBUILTIN("object",		&PyBaseObject_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("staticmethod",	&PyStaticMethod_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("str",		&PyString_Type);
+	SETBUILTIN("string",		&PyBaseString_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("super",		&PySuper_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("tuple",		&PyTuple_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("type",		&PyType_Type);