diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f6749a4f..7f20eae6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PLUGIN_PATH, "$plugin_path", [Finit plugin path])
 
 AC_EXPAND_DIR(tmpfiles_path, "$libdir/tmpfiles.d")
 AC_SUBST(tmpfiles_path)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(TMPFILES_PATH, "$tmpfiles_path", [Main tmpfiles.d/, override in /etc])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(TMPFILES_PATH_, "$tmpfiles_path", [Main tmpfiles.d/, override in /etc])
 
 AC_EXPAND_DIR(finit_tmpfiles, "$pkglibdir/tmpfiles.d")
 AC_SUBST(finit_tmpfiles)
diff --git a/src/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles.c
index afbaf52d..69c70148 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void tmpfilesd(void)
 	/* in priority order */
 	char *dir[] = {
 		FINIT_TMPFILES "/*.conf",
-		TMPFILES_PATH "/*.conf",
+		TMPFILES_PATH_ "/*.conf",
 		"/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/*.conf",
 		"/run/tmpfiles.d/*.conf",
 		"/etc/tmpfiles.d/*.conf", /* local admin overrides */