diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fd5736..be67e9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ Note that this information is not everywhere as useful in the registry, leading
 
 Defaults with the same ABI layout are generated for most platform-defined types. These can either by bitcasted to, or overridden by defining them in the project root:
 ```zig
-pub const xcb_connection_t = if (@hasDecl(root, "xcb_connection_t")) root.xcb_connection_t else @Type(.Opaque);
+pub const xcb_connection_t = if (@hasDecl(root, "xcb_connection_t")) root.xcb_connection_t else opaque{};
 ```
-For some times (such as those from Google Games Platform) no default is known. Usage of these without providing a concrete type in the project root generates a compile error.
+For some times (such as those from Google Games Platform) no default is known, but an `opaque{}` will be used by default. Usage of these without providing a concrete type in the project root is likely an error.
 
 ### Shader compilation
 
diff --git a/src/vulkan/render.zig b/src/vulkan/render.zig
index d56827b..fe8f0a1 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/render.zig
+++ b/src/vulkan/render.zig
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ fn Renderer(comptime WriterType: type) type {
                 try self.writer.writeAll(default);
                 try self.writer.writeAll(";\n");
             } else {
-                try self.writer.print("@compileError(\"Missing type definition of '{s}'\");\n", .{name});
+                try self.writer.print("opaque {{}};\n", .{});
             }
         }