diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 12c5c63036..958372bb53 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ type
     ##
     ## Each exception has to inherit from `Exception`. See the full `exception
     ## hierarchy`_.
-    parent: ref Exception     ## parent exception (can be used as a stack)
+    parent*: ref Exception     ## parent exception (can be used as a stack)
     name: cstring             ## The exception's name is its Nim identifier.
                               ## This field is filled automatically in the
                               ## ``raise`` statement.