diff --git a/src/proc.h b/src/proc.h
index d1de80641..388cda972 100644
--- a/src/proc.h
+++ b/src/proc.h
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ extern bool is_login;
 /// nesting level.
 extern int is_event;
 
-// List of jobs. We sometimes mutate this while iterating - hence it must be a list, not a vector
-typedef std::deque<shared_ptr<job_t>> job_list_t;
+// List of jobs.
+using job_list_t = std::deque<shared_ptr<job_t>>;
 
 bool job_list_is_empty(void);