diff --git a/lang/idl/export.cc b/lang/idl/export.cc
index b8dd8d7..8324e42 100644
--- a/lang/idl/export.cc
+++ b/lang/idl/export.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace
         if (type.getName() == "/std/string")
             m_front = "string";
         else
-            m_front = "sequence<" + idl_type_identifier(type.getIndirection(), m_exporter, m_opaque_as_any) + ">";
+            m_front = "vector__"+type.getIndirection().getBasename() + "_";
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ namespace
         m_stream << m_indent
             << "};\n";
 
+        m_stream << m_indent << "typedef sequence<"<<IDLExport::getIDLTypename(type)<<"> vector__" << type.getBasename() << "_;\n";
+
         return true;
     }
     bool IDLExportVisitor::visit_(Compound const& type, Field const& field)
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ bool IDLExport::save
         }
     }
 
+    // typedefs come after the non-alias stuff it seems...
     if (type.isAlias())
     {
 	// IDL has C++-like rules for struct and enums. Do not alias a "struct A" to "A";