diff --git a/lib/std/io/serialization.zig b/lib/std/io/serialization.zig
index 49e2fb8dcd24ef3b74447cb1fdaafc0c4ce1ae2e..da04c63661ccd674d90ced45b1475b398b9b7c29 100644
--- a/lib/std/io/serialization.zig
+++ b/lib/std/io/serialization.zig
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn deserializer(
 ///  to the serializer struct.
 pub fn Serializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packing: Packing, comptime OutStreamType: type) type {
     return struct {
-        out_stream: if (packing == .Bit) BitOutStream(endian, OutStreamType) else OutStreamType,
+        out_stream: if (packing == .Bit) io.BitOutStream(endian, OutStreamType) else OutStreamType,
 
         const Self = @This();
         pub const Error = OutStreamType.Error;