diff --git a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
index d46ad50f0e87..abc9eb8a84a6 100644
--- a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
@@ -404,14 +404,14 @@ QString ConfigFile::excludeFileFromSystem()
 {
     QFileInfo fi;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    fi.setFile(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), exclFile);
+    fi.setFile(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), syncExclFile);
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
-    fi.setFile(QString(SYSCONFDIR "/" + Theme::instance()->appName()), exclFile);
+    fi.setFile(QString(SYSCONFDIR "/" + Theme::instance()->appName()), syncExclFile);
     if (!fi.exists()) {
         // Prefer to return the preferred path! Only use the fallback location
         // if the other path does not exist and the fallback is valid.
-        QFileInfo nextToBinary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), exclFile);
+        QFileInfo nextToBinary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), syncExclFile);
         if (nextToBinary.exists()) {
             fi = nextToBinary;
         } else {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ QString ConfigFile::excludeFileFromSystem()
             d.cdUp(); // go out of usr
             if (!d.isRoot()) { // it is really a mountpoint
                 if (d.cd("etc") && d.cd(Theme::instance()->appName())) {
-                    QFileInfo inMountDir(d, exclFile);
+                    QFileInfo inMountDir(d, syncExclFile);
                     if (inMountDir.exists()) {
                         fi = inMountDir;
                     }
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ QString ConfigFile::excludeFileFromSystem()
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     // exec path is inside the bundle
     fi.setFile(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(),
-        QLatin1String("../Resources/") + exclFile);
+        QLatin1String("../Resources/") + syncExclFile);
 #endif
 
     return fi.absoluteFilePath();