diff --git a/extra/mariabackup/backup_copy.h b/extra/mariabackup/backup_copy.h

index 869bfff19a3..160e0569776 100644

--- a/extra/mariabackup/backup_copy.h

+++ b/extra/mariabackup/backup_copy.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@

 #define XTRABACKUP_BINLOG_INFO "xtrabackup_binlog_info"

 #define XTRABACKUP_INFO "xtrabackup_info"

 #define XTRABACKUP_METADATA_FILENAME "xtrabackup_checkpoints"

+#define XTRABACKUP_BINLOG_POS_INNODB "xtrabackup_binlog_pos_innodb"

 /* special files */

 #define MB_SLAVE_INFO        "mariadb_backup_slave_info"

@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@

 #define MB_BINLOG_INFO       "mariadb_backup_binlog_info"

 #define MB_INFO              "mariadb_backup_info"

 #define MB_METADATA_FILENAME "mariadb_backup_checkpoints"

+#define MB_BINLOG_POS_INNODB "mariadb_backup_binlog_pos_innodb"

 extern bool binlog_locked;

diff --git a/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc b/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc

index 543052f0e49..397c41c0c7f 100644

--- a/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc

+++ b/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc

@@ -6903,13 +6903,13 @@ static bool xtrabackup_prepare_func(char** argv)

                    trx_sys.recovered_binlog_filename,

                    longlong(trx_sys.recovered_binlog_offset));

-                /* output to xtrabackup_binlog_pos_innodb and (if

+                /* output to mariadb_ackup_binlog_pos_innodb and (if

                 backup_safe_binlog_info was available on the server) to

-                xtrabackup_binlog_info. In the latter case

-                xtrabackup_binlog_pos_innodb becomes redundant and is created

+                mariadb_backup_binlog_info. In the latter case

+                mariadb_backup_binlog_pos_innodb becomes redundant and is created

                 only for compatibility. */

                 ok = store_binlog_info(

-                        "xtrabackup_binlog_pos_innodb",

+                        MB_BINLOG_POS_INNODB,

                         trx_sys.recovered_binlog_filename,

                         trx_sys.recovered_binlog_offset)

                         && (!recover_binlog_info || store_binlog_info(