diff --git a/serde/src/lib.rs b/serde/src/lib.rs
index 50ce26e6..7cfba525 100644
--- a/serde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde/src/lib.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mod lib {
     #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
     pub use alloc::string::{String, ToString};
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    pub use std::string::String;
+    pub use std::string::{String, ToString};
 
     #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
     pub use alloc::vec::Vec;