diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/param/param.c b/src/modules/systemlib/param/param.c
index 7800dde4cc..32c3025b5b 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/param/param.c
+++ b/src/modules/systemlib/param/param.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 #include "px4_parameters.h"
 #include <crc32.h>
 
+static const char *param_default_file = PX4_ROOTFSDIR"/eeprom/parameters";
+static char *param_user_file = NULL;
+
 
 #if 0
 # define debug(fmt, args...)		do { warnx(fmt, ##args); } while(0)
@@ -883,9 +886,6 @@ param_reset_excludes(const char *excludes[], int num_excludes)
 	_param_notify_changes();
 }
 
-static const char *param_default_file = PX4_ROOTFSDIR"/eeprom/parameters";
-static char *param_user_file = NULL;
-
 int
 param_set_default_file(const char *filename)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/param/param_shmem.c b/src/modules/systemlib/param/param_shmem.c
index 390ce7c9be..2c4630b4f3 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/param/param_shmem.c
+++ b/src/modules/systemlib/param/param_shmem.c
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@
 
 #include "shmem.h"
 
+#ifdef __PX4_QURT
+static const char *param_default_file = "/dev/fs/params";
+#else
+static const char *param_default_file = "/usr/share/data/adsp/params";
+#endif
+static char *param_user_file = NULL;
+
 #define debug(fmt, args...)		do { } while(0)
 
 #ifdef __PX4_QURT
@@ -903,13 +910,6 @@ param_reset_excludes(const char *excludes[], int num_excludes)
 	_param_notify_changes();
 }
 
-#ifdef __PX4_QURT
-static const char *param_default_file = "/dev/fs/params";
-#else
-static const char *param_default_file = "/usr/share/data/adsp/params";
-#endif
-static char *param_user_file = NULL;
-
 int
 param_set_default_file(const char *filename)
 {