diff --git a/plugins/velocity/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml b/plugins/velocity/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml
index 7630d41e3..b19aec9f2 100644
--- a/plugins/velocity/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/velocity/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 <struts>
 
+    <bean name="struts" type="org.apache.struts2.views.velocity.VelocityManagerInterface"
+          class="org.apache.struts2.views.velocity.VelocityManager"/>
+
+    <!-- Deprecated since 6.4.0 -->
     <bean name="struts" class="org.apache.struts2.views.velocity.VelocityManager"/>
 
     <bean type="org.apache.struts2.components.template.TemplateEngine" name="vm"