1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/types.nix b/lib/types.nix
index b602d1d7f781f..ddd37f260c9a6 100644
--- a/lib/types.nix
+++ b/lib/types.nix
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ rec {
 
     # Deprecated; should not be used because it quietly concatenates
     # strings, which is usually not what you want.
-    string = throw "The type `types.string` is deprecated. See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/66346 for better alternative types.";
+    string = separatedString "" // {
+      name = "string";
+      deprecationMessage = "See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/66346 for better alternative types.";
+    };
 
     passwdEntry = entryType: addCheck entryType (str: !(hasInfix ":" str || hasInfix "\n" str)) // {
       name = "passwdEntry ${entryType.name}";