diff --git a/builder/kojid b/builder/kojid
index 67ae6e21..c8c5a62e 100755
--- a/builder/kojid
+++ b/builder/kojid
@@ -4311,7 +4311,7 @@ class CreaterepoTask(BaseTaskHandler):
 
     def create_local_repo(self, rinfo, arch, pkglist, groupdata, oldrepo):
         koji.ensuredir(self.outdir)
-        if self.options.createrepo_c:
+        if self.options.use_createrepo_c:
             cmd = ['/usr/bin/createrepo_c']
         else:
             cmd = ['/usr/bin/createrepo']
@@ -4364,7 +4364,7 @@ class CreaterepoTask(BaseTaskHandler):
             repos.append(ext_url)
 
         blocklist = self.repodir + '/blocklist'
-        if self.options.createrepo_c:
+        if self.options.use_createrepo_c:
             cmd = ['/usr/bin/mergerepo_c', '--koji']
         else:
             cmd = ['/usr/libexec/kojid/mergerepos']
@@ -4539,7 +4539,7 @@ def get_options():
                 'keepalive' : True,
                 'timeout' : None,
                 'use_fast_upload': True,
-                'createrepo_c': False,
+                'use_createrepo_c': False,
                 'createrepo_skip_stat': True,
                 'createrepo_update': True,
                 'pkgurl': None,
@@ -4562,7 +4562,7 @@ def get_options():
                     defaults[name] = int(value)
                 except ValueError:
                     quit("value for %s option must be a valid integer" % name)
-            elif name in ['offline_retry', 'createrepo_c',  'createrepo_skip_stat',
+            elif name in ['offline_retry', 'use_createrepo_c',  'createrepo_skip_stat',
                           'createrepo_update', 'keepalive', 'use_fast_upload',
                           'support_rpm_source_layout']:
                 defaults[name] = config.getboolean('kojid', name)
diff --git a/builder/kojid.conf b/builder/kojid.conf
index 4808ff10..044a0788 100644
--- a/builder/kojid.conf
+++ b/builder/kojid.conf
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ server=http://hub.example.com/kojihub
 topurl=http://hub.example.com/kojifiles
 
 ; use createrepo_c rather than createrepo
-; createrepo_c=False
+; use_createrepo_c=False
 
 ; A space-separated list of tuples from which kojid is allowed to checkout.
 ; The format of those tuples is: