diff --git a/mtapi_c/include/embb/mtapi/c/mtapi.h b/mtapi_c/include/embb/mtapi/c/mtapi.h
index 1165f65..a35f12e 100644
--- a/mtapi_c/include/embb/mtapi/c/mtapi.h
+++ b/mtapi_c/include/embb/mtapi/c/mtapi.h
@@ -698,10 +698,10 @@ enum mtapi_node_attributes_enum {
 #define MTAPI_NODE_REUSE_MAIN_THREAD_SIZE sizeof(mtapi_boolean_t)
 /** size of the \a MTAPI_NODE_WORKER_PRIORITIES attribute */
 #define MTAPI_NODE_WORKER_PRIORITIES_SIZE 0
-#ifdef EMBB_MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME
+#ifdef EMBB_HARD_REALTIME
 /** size of the \a MTAPI_NODE_SCHEDULER_MODE attribute */
 #define MTAPI_NODE_SCHEDULER_MODE sizeof(embb_mtapi_scheduler_mode_t)
-#endif /*EMBB_MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME*/
+#endif /*EMBB_HARD_REALTIME*/
 
 
 /* example attribute value */
diff --git a/mtapi_c/src/embb_mtapi_scheduler_t.h b/mtapi_c/src/embb_mtapi_scheduler_t.h
index b195220..9219208 100644
--- a/mtapi_c/src/embb_mtapi_scheduler_t.h
+++ b/mtapi_c/src/embb_mtapi_scheduler_t.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ enum embb_mtapi_scheduler_mode_enum {
   WORK_STEAL_LF   = 1,
   NUM_SCHEDULER_MODES
 };
-#endif /*EMBB_MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME*/
+#endif /*EMBB_HARD_REALTIME*/
 
 /**
  * Scheduler mode type.
diff --git a/mtapi_cpp/src/execution_policy.cc b/mtapi_cpp/src/execution_policy.cc
index 2910340..025cfb0 100644
--- a/mtapi_cpp/src/execution_policy.cc
+++ b/mtapi_cpp/src/execution_policy.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace mtapi {
 
 ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy() :
     priority_(DefaultPriority)
-#ifdef MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME
+#ifdef EMBB_HARD_REALTIME
 , deadline_(DefaultDeadline)
 #endif
 {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy() :
 
 ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy(bool initial_affinity, mtapi_uint_t priority)
 :priority_(priority)
-#ifdef MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME
+#ifdef EMBB_HARD_REALTIME
 , deadline_(DefaultDeadline)
 #endif
 {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy(bool initial_affinity, mtapi_uint_t priority)
 
 ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy(mtapi_uint_t priority)
 :priority_(priority)
-#ifdef MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME
+#ifdef EMBB_HARD_REALTIME
 , deadline_(DefaultDeadline)
 #endif
 {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy(mtapi_uint64_t deadline)
 
 ExecutionPolicy::ExecutionPolicy(bool initial_affinity)
 :priority_(DefaultPriority)
-#ifdef MTAPI_HARD_REALTIME
+#ifdef EMBB_HARD_REALTIME
 , deadline_(DefaultDeadline)
 #endif
 {