diff --git a/conda_build/os_utils/liefldd.py b/conda_build/os_utils/liefldd.py
index 863ba7ff32..26a768a4f6 100644
--- a/conda_build/os_utils/liefldd.py
+++ b/conda_build/os_utils/liefldd.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 
 from ..deprecations import deprecated
 from .external import find_executable
-from .pyldd import DLLfile, EXEfile, elffile, machofile
 
 # lief cannot handle files it doesn't know about gracefully
 # TODO :: Remove all use of pyldd
 # Currently we verify the output of each against the other
+from .pyldd import DLLfile, EXEfile, elffile, machofile
+from .pyldd import codefile_type as _codefile_type
 from .pyldd import inspect_linkages as inspect_linkages_pyldd
 
 try:
@@ -99,6 +100,32 @@ def codefile_class(
     from .pyldd import codefile_class
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "3.28.0",
+    "4.0.0",
+    addendum="Use `conda_build.os_utils.liefldd.codefile_class` instead.",
+)
+def codefile_type_liefldd(*args, **kwargs) -> str | None:
+    codefile = codefile_class(*args, **kwargs)
+    return codefile.__name__ if codefile else None
+
+
+deprecated.constant(
+    "3.28.0",
+    "4.0.0",
+    "codefile_type_pyldd",
+    _codefile_type,
+    addendum="Use `conda_build.os_utils.pyldd.codefile_class` instead.",
+)
+deprecated.constant(
+    "3.28.0",
+    "4.0.0",
+    "codefile_type",
+    _codefile_type,
+    addendum="Use `conda_build.os_utils.liefldd.codefile_class` instead.",
+)
+
+
 def _trim_sysroot(sysroot):
     while sysroot.endswith("/") or sysroot.endswith("\\"):
         sysroot = sysroot[:-1]