diff --git a/include/hamlib/rig.h b/include/hamlib/rig.h
index 7934eccee..317b9a5eb 100644
--- a/include/hamlib/rig.h
+++ b/include/hamlib/rig.h
@@ -3261,6 +3261,8 @@ rigerror2 HAMLIB_PARAMS((int errnum));
 extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(int)
 rig_setting2idx HAMLIB_PARAMS((setting_t s));
 
+#define HAMLIB_SETTINGS_FILE "hamlib_settings"
+
 extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(setting_t)
 rig_idx2setting(int i);
 /*
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 521bc4a40..8745cd9f1 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -1004,20 +1004,20 @@ HAMLIB_EXPORT(int) rig_settings_get_path(char *path, int pathlen)
     snprintf(path, pathlen, "%s/.config", home);
     if (xdgpath)
     {
-        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, "%s/%s/%s", xdgpath, cwd, SETTINGS_FILE);
+        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, "%s/%s/%s", xdgpath, cwd, HAMLIB_SETTINGS_FILE);
     }
     else if (home && access(path, F_OK) != -1)
     {
-        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, "%s/.config/%s", home, SETTINGS_FILE);
+        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, "%s/.config/%s", home, HAMLIB_SETTINGS_FILE);
     }
     else if (home)
     {
         // we add a leading period to hide the file
-        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, "%s/.%s", home, SETTINGS_FILE);
+        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, "%s/.%s", home, HAMLIB_SETTINGS_FILE);
     }
     else
     {
-        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, ".%s", SETTINGS_FILE);
+        snprintf(path, pathlen-1, ".%s", HAMLIB_SETTINGS_FILE);
     }
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: path=%s\n", __func__, path);
     return RIG_OK;