diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.c
index d4de3961fa..caf2b26aaf 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.c
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ GtkTreeViewGridLines
 gnc_tree_view_get_grid_lines_pref (void)
 {
     GtkTreeViewGridLines grid_lines;
-    gboolean h_lines = gnc_prefs_get_bool (GNC_PREFS_GROUP_GENERAL, "grid-lines-horizontal");
-    gboolean v_lines = gnc_prefs_get_bool (GNC_PREFS_GROUP_GENERAL, "grid-lines-vertical");
+    gboolean h_lines = gnc_prefs_get_bool (GNC_PREFS_GROUP_GENERAL, GNC_PREF_GRID_LINES_HORIZONTAL);
+    gboolean v_lines = gnc_prefs_get_bool (GNC_PREFS_GROUP_GENERAL, GNC_PREF_GRID_LINES_VERTICAL);
 
     if (h_lines)
     {
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.h b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.h
index 1a93f79634..908b7e6aae 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.h
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-utils.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include "qof.h"
 
+#define GNC_PREF_GRID_LINES_HORIZONTAL "grid-lines-horizontal"
+#define GNC_PREF_GRID_LINES_VERTICAL   "grid-lines-vertical"
+
 void gnc_set_label_color (GtkWidget *label, gnc_numeric value);
 
 /********************************************************************\