1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index c5dd58c7b..2fb18fb51 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2584,11 +2584,7 @@ when not defined(JS): #and not defined(nimscript):
 
   when hasAlloc:
     var
-      strDesc: TNimType
-
-    strDesc.size = sizeof(string)
-    strDesc.kind = tyString
-    strDesc.flags = {ntfAcyclic}
+      strDesc = TNimType(size: sizeof(string), kind: tyString, flags: {ntfAcyclic})
 
   when not defined(nimscript):
     include "system/ansi_c"