diff --git a/AnyReadable.zig b/AnyReadable.zig
index 49de880d0118f9bafff4f82e118d668ccdf6f03f..b7d0b952a957f0cb14604248a554cde60d3008d8 100644
--- a/AnyReadable.zig
+++ b/AnyReadable.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ vtable: *const struct {
 },
 state: *allowzero anyopaque,
 
+pub const Error = ReadError; // std compat
 pub const ReadError = anyerror;
 pub usingnamespace nio.Readable(@This(), ._var);
 pub fn read(r: *AnyReadable, buffer: []u8) !usize {