diff --git a/src/nim_status.nim b/src/nim_status.nim
index 938323a4..009f0399 100644
--- a/src/nim_status.nim
+++ b/src/nim_status.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import types
 # and it will complain of duplication of function names
 
 export SignalCallback
+export GoString
 
 proc hashMessage*(message: cstring): cstring {.exportc.} =
   setupForeignThreadGc()