diff --git a/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc b/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
index d657c1735..53fb612bb 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ int VTypeDef::emit_decl(ostream&out, perm_string name, bool reg_flag) const
 {
       int errors = 0;
 
-      if (!dynamic_cast<const VTypeEnum*>(type_))
-	    out << (reg_flag ? "reg " : "wire ");
+      if(!reg_flag)
+          out << "wire ";
 
       if(dynamic_cast<const VTypeArray*>(type_)) {
           errors += type_->emit_def(out, name);