diff --git a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
index 584ac28bb..ee1513265 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
+++ b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ type TimePeriod {
 }
 
 type PerfdataWriter {
-	%attribute string "path_prefix",
+	%attribute string "perfdata_path",
 	%attribute string "format_template",
 	%attribute number "rotation_interval"
 }