diff --git a/secure/mailer.c b/secure/mailer.c
index 3201dad..6bb6950 100644
--- a/secure/mailer.c
+++ b/secure/mailer.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 public string *DeliverMail( mixed msg, int expa )
 {
     string sender, *recipients, *recok, t, *tmp;
-    mixed *newmsg;
+    <string|string*>* newmsg;
     int i;
 #ifdef INTERNET_MAIL_ENABLED
     int ext;