diff --git a/mcop/mcoputils.cc b/mcop/mcoputils.cc
index 6f108b3..133482d 100644
--- a/mcop/mcoputils.cc
+++ b/mcop/mcoputils.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static char *locate_mcop_dir()
   string user_tmp_dir;
   int uid = getuid();
   const char *home_dir = getenv("HOME");
-  const char *kde_home = uid ? getenv("TDEHOME") : getenv("KDEROOTHOME");
+  const char *kde_home = uid ? getenv("TDEHOME") : getenv("TDEROOTHOME");
   const char *kde_prefix = "/socket-";
   const char *tmp;
   char *tmp_buf;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int build_link(string tmp_prefix, const char *kde_prefix)
   char *tmp_buf;
   int uid = getuid();
   const char *home_dir = getenv("HOME");
-  const char *kde_home = uid ? getenv("TDEHOME") : getenv("KDEROOTHOME");
+  const char *kde_home = uid ? getenv("TDEHOME") : getenv("TDEROOTHOME");
   int result;
   struct stat stat_buf;