diff --git a/H/iatoms.h b/H/iatoms.h
index 734cf954f..52293d316 100644
--- a/H/iatoms.h
+++ b/H/iatoms.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
   AtomMfClause = Yap_FullLookupAtom("$mf_clause");
   AtomMinus = Yap_LookupAtom("-");
   AtomModify = Yap_LookupAtom("modify");
-  AtomMultiFile = Yap_FullLookupAtom("$multi_file");
+  AtomMultiFile = Yap_FullLookupAtom("$mf");
   AtomMutable = Yap_LookupAtom("mutable");
   AtomMutableVariable = Yap_FullLookupAtom("$mutable_variable");
   AtomMyddasDB = Yap_FullLookupAtom("$myddas_db");
diff --git a/misc/ATOMS b/misc/ATOMS
index 3277e92a7..59f70987c 100644
--- a/misc/ATOMS
+++ b/misc/ATOMS
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ A	MetaCall		F	"$call"
 A	MfClause		F	"$mf_clause"
 A	Minus			N	"-"
 A	Modify			N	"modify"
-A	MultiFile		F	"$multi_file"
+A	MultiFile		F	"$mf"
 A	Mutable			N	"mutable"
 A	MutableVariable		F	"$mutable_variable"
 A	MyddasDB		F	"$myddas_db"