diff --git a/lib/pure/complex.nim b/lib/pure/complex.nim
index 8c191f7314..69d9c0f7f4 100644
--- a/lib/pure/complex.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/complex.nim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import math
 
 type
   Complex*[T: SomeFloat] = object
-    re, im: T
+    re*, im*: T
     ## A complex number, consisting of a real and an imaginary part.
   Complex64* = Complex[float64]
     ## Alias for a pair of 64-bit floats.