diff --git a/src/zm.cpp b/src/zm.cpp
index 019775ace..2225cdd7a 100644
--- a/src/zm.cpp
+++ b/src/zm.cpp
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ Event::Event( Monitor *p_monitor, time_t p_start_time ) : monitor( p_monitor ),
 	alarm_frames = 0;
 	tot_score = 0;
 	max_score = 0;
-	sprintf( path, ZM_EVENT_DIR "/%s/%04d", monitor->Name(), id );
+	sprintf( path, ZM_DIR_EVENTS "/%s/%04d", monitor->Name(), id );
 	
 	struct stat statbuf;
 	errno = 0;
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ Monitor::Monitor( int p_id, char *p_name, int p_function, int p_device, int p_ch
 	{
 		static char	path[PATH_MAX];
 
-		sprintf( path, ZM_EVENT_DIR );
+		sprintf( path, ZM_DIR_EVENTS );
 
 		struct stat statbuf;
 		errno = 0;
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ Monitor::Monitor( int p_id, char *p_name, int p_function, int p_device, int p_ch
 			}
 		}
 
-		sprintf( path, ZM_EVENT_DIR "/%s", name );
+		sprintf( path, ZM_DIR_EVENTS "/%s", name );
 
 		errno = 0;
 		stat( path, &statbuf );
diff --git a/src/zmcfg.h.z b/src/zmcfg.h.z
index c3df3cd17..98f143648 100644
--- a/src/zmcfg.h.z
+++ b/src/zmcfg.h.z
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define ZM_SHM_KEY				<from zmconfig>	// Shared memory key to use, only change if it clashes with another application (from zmconfig)
 
-#define ZM_EVENT_DIR			"<from zmconfig>"	// Local path to where events directory lives (from zmconfig)
+#define ZM_DIR_EVENTS			"<from zmconfig>"	// Local path to where events directory lives (from zmconfig)
 
 #define ZM_FORCED_ALARM_SCORE	<from zmconfig>	// Score to give X10 forced alarms (from zmconfig)