diff --git a/builtin/audit/file/backend.go b/builtin/audit/file/backend.go
index ccb3935d3..52a673352 100644
--- a/builtin/audit/file/backend.go
+++ b/builtin/audit/file/backend.go
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ func Factory(conf *audit.BackendConfig) (audit.Backend, error) {
 
 	path, ok := conf.Config["file_path"]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file_path is required")
+		path, ok = conf.Config["path"]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file_path is required")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Check if hashing of accessor is disabled