diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm
index 96ff524a5..7f45f5326 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ sub process_accounting_rule1( $$$$$$$$$$$ ) {
     $ports  = ''    if $ports  eq 'any' || $ports  eq 'all';
     $sports = ''    if $sports eq 'any' || $sports eq 'all';
 
-    fatal_error "USER/GROUP may only be specified in the OUTPUT section" unless $user eq '-' || $asection == OUTPUT;
+    fatal_error "USER/GROUP may only be specified in the OUTPUT section" unless $user eq '-' || $asection == OUTPUT_SECTION;
 
     my $rule = do_proto( $proto, $ports, $sports ) . do_user ( $user ) . do_test ( $mark, $globals{TC_MASK} ) . do_headers( $headers );
     my $prerule = '';