diff --git a/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_groupowner b/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_groupowner
index da1364e..e1bfdd5 100644
--- a/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_groupowner
+++ b/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_groupowner
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <unix:group_id datatype="int">{{{ FILEGID }}}</unix:group_id>
   </unix:file_state>
   <unix:file_object comment="{{{ FILEPATH }}}" id="object_file_groupowner{{{ FILEID }}}" version="1">
-    <unix:path>{{{ FILEDIR }}}</unix:path>
+    {{{ UNIX_DIR }}}
     {{{ UNIX_FILENAME }}}
   </unix:file_object>
 </def-group>
diff --git a/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_owner b/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_owner
index 758b6c3..8b716b6 100644
--- a/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_owner
+++ b/shared/templates/template_OVAL_file_owner
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <unix:user_id datatype="int">{{{ FILEUID }}}</unix:user_id>
   </unix:file_state>
   <unix:file_object comment="{{{ FILEPATH }}}" id="object_file_owner{{{ FILEID }}}" version="1">
-    <unix:path>{{{ FILEDIR }}}</unix:path>
+    {{{ UNIX_DIR }}}
     {{{ UNIX_FILENAME }}}
   </unix:file_object>
 </def-group>