diff --git a/docs/sphinx/itemToModuleMap.json b/docs/sphinx/itemToModuleMap.json
index 33c8fba3..5cdb410e 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/itemToModuleMap.json
+++ b/docs/sphinx/itemToModuleMap.json
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@
 "DataViewVirtualListModel":"wx.dataview.",
 "DateEvent":"wx.adv.",
 "DatePickerCtrl":"wx.adv.",
+"DatePickerCtrlGeneric":"wx.adv.",
 "DateProperty":"wx.propgrid.",
 "DateSpan":"wx.",
 "DateTime":"wx.",
diff --git a/etg/datectrl.py b/etg/datectrl.py
index 7fb97f96..8630f142 100644
--- a/etg/datectrl.py
+++ b/etg/datectrl.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def run():
     gdpc = tools.copyClassDef(dpc, 'wxDatePickerCtrlGeneric')
     assert isinstance(gdpc, etgtools.ClassDef)
     module.insertItemAfter(dpc, gdpc)
-    # and give it a new Python name to match Classic
-    gdpc.pyName = 'GenericDatePickerCtrl'
+    # and give it an alias matching the class name in Classic
+    module.addPyCode("GenericDatePickerCtrl = DatePickerCtrlGeneric")
 
     # now back to our regular tweaking
     for c in [dpc, gdpc]: