diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 3284d83d07..171e577b8c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn (g mut Gen) init() {
 	g.definitions.writeln(c_builtin_types)
 	g.definitions.writeln(c_headers)
 	g.write_builtin_types()
-	g.write_array_types()
+	g.write_typedef_types()
 	g.write_sorted_types()
 	g.write_multi_return_types()
 	g.definitions.writeln('// end of definitions #endif')
@@ -67,20 +67,34 @@ pub fn (g &Gen) styp(t string) string {
 }
 */
 
-
-pub fn (g mut Gen) write_array_types() {
+pub fn (g mut Gen) write_typedef_types() {
 	for typ in g.table.types {
-		if typ.kind == .array {
-			styp := typ.name.replace('.', '__')
-			g.definitions.writeln('typedef array $styp;')
-		}
-		else if typ.kind == .array_fixed {
-			styp := typ.name.replace('.', '__')
-			// array_fixed_char_300 => char x[300]
-			mut fixed := styp[12..]
-			len := styp.after('_')
-			fixed = fixed[..fixed.len - len.len - 1]
-			g.definitions.writeln('typedef $fixed $styp [$len];')
+		match typ.kind {
+			.alias {
+				parent := &g.table.types[typ.parent_idx]
+				styp := typ.name.replace('.', '__')
+				parent_styp := parent.name.replace('.', '__')
+				g.definitions.writeln('typedef $parent_styp $styp;')
+			}
+			.array {
+				styp := typ.name.replace('.', '__')
+				g.definitions.writeln('typedef array $styp;')
+			}
+			.array_fixed {
+				styp := typ.name.replace('.', '__')
+				// array_fixed_char_300 => char x[300]
+				mut fixed := styp[12..]
+				len := styp.after('_')
+				fixed = fixed[..fixed.len - len.len - 1]
+				g.definitions.writeln('typedef $fixed $styp [$len];')
+			}
+			.map {
+				styp := typ.name.replace('.', '__')
+				g.definitions.writeln('typedef map $styp;')
+			}
+			else {
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/atype_symbols.v b/vlib/v/table/atype_symbols.v
index 8901646f8b..35f3c5d82a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/atype_symbols.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/atype_symbols.v
@@ -248,11 +248,18 @@ pub fn (t mut Table) register_builtin_type_symbols() {
 		kind: .map
 		name: 'map'
 	})
-	// TODO: remove
+	// TODO: remove. for v1 map compatibility
+	map_string_string_idx := t.find_or_register_map(string_type, string_type)
+	map_string_int_idx := t.find_or_register_map(string_type, int_type)
 	t.register_type_symbol(TypeSymbol{
-		parent_idx: map_type_idx
-		kind: .struct_
+		kind: .alias
 		name: 'map_string'
+		parent_idx: map_string_string_idx
+	})
+	t.register_type_symbol(TypeSymbol{
+		kind: .alias
+		name: 'map_int'
+		parent_idx: map_string_int_idx
 	})
 }