diff --git a/src/cc65/compile.c b/src/cc65/compile.c
index d045473ff..6c881d9a8 100644
--- a/src/cc65/compile.c
+++ b/src/cc65/compile.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void Parse (void)
                 break;
             }
 
-            if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_ALIAS) == SC_ALIAS) {
+            if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_FICTITIOUS) == SC_FICTITIOUS) {
                 /* Failed parsing */
                 goto SkipOneDecl;
             }
diff --git a/src/cc65/declare.c b/src/cc65/declare.c
index 9539a09b6..ac58948bf 100644
--- a/src/cc65/declare.c
+++ b/src/cc65/declare.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ void ParseDecl (const DeclSpec* Spec, Declaration* D, declmode_t Mode)
 
         if (PrevErrorCount != ErrorCount) {
             /* Don't give storage if the declaration is not parsed correctly */
-            D->StorageClass |= SC_DECL | SC_ALIAS;
+            D->StorageClass |= SC_DECL | SC_FICTITIOUS;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cc65/locals.c b/src/cc65/locals.c
index de2074211..12caa7aa2 100644
--- a/src/cc65/locals.c
+++ b/src/cc65/locals.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static void ParseOneDecl (const DeclSpec* Spec)
     }
 
     /* If the symbol is not marked as external, it will be defined now */
-    if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_ALIAS) == 0 &&
+    if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_FICTITIOUS) == 0 &&
         (Decl.StorageClass & SC_EXTERN) == 0) {
         Decl.StorageClass |= SC_DEF;
     }
diff --git a/src/cc65/symentry.h b/src/cc65/symentry.h
index 1d8af3f50..cfc6379d3 100644
--- a/src/cc65/symentry.h
+++ b/src/cc65/symentry.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct CodeEntry;
 #define SC_GOTO_IND     0x800000U       /* Indirect goto */
 
 #define SC_ALIAS        0x01000000U     /* Alias of anonymous field */
+#define SC_FICTITIOUS   0x02000000U     /* Symbol is fictitious */