diff --git a/src/OscarPatches.jl b/src/OscarPatches.jl
index 94c1d01..a5f0a60 100644
--- a/src/OscarPatches.jl
+++ b/src/OscarPatches.jl
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@ end
 function tensor_power_obj(V::LieAlgebraModule, k::Int)
     return tensor_power(V, k)[1]
 end
+
+if !isdefined(Oscar, :free_associative_algebra_type)
+    free_associative_algebra_type(::Type{T}) where T<:RingElement = Generic.FreeAssociativeAlgebra{T}
+
+    free_associative_algebra_type(::Type{S}) where S<:Ring = free_associative_algebra_type(elem_type(S))
+    free_associative_algebra_type(x) = free_associative_algebra_type(typeof(x)) # to stop this method from eternally recursing on itself, we better add ...
+    free_associative_algebra_type(::Type{T}) where T = throw(ArgumentError("Type `$T` must be subtype of `RingElement`."))
+end
diff --git a/src/SmashProductLie.jl b/src/SmashProductLie.jl
index a3a32ee..35d94db 100644
--- a/src/SmashProductLie.jl
+++ b/src/SmashProductLie.jl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ base_module(Sp::SmashProductLie{C, LieC, LieT}) where {C <: RingElem, LieC <: Fi
 
 underlying_algebra(
     Sp::SmashProductLie{C, LieC, LieT},
-) where {C <: RingElem, LieC <: FieldElem, LieT <: LieAlgebraElem{LieC}} = Sp.alg::Generic.FreeAssAlgebra{C} # TODO: add free_ass_algebra_type or something like that
+) where {C <: RingElem, LieC <: FieldElem, LieT <: LieAlgebraElem{LieC}} = Sp.alg::free_associative_algebra_type(C)
 
 ngens(Sp::SmashProductLie) = ngens(underlying_algebra(Sp))
 function ngens(Sp::SmashProductLie, part::Symbol)