diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.c b/src/event/ngx_event.c
index dca41ee..57af813 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.c
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@
 #endif
 
     shm.size = size;
-    shm.name.len = sizeof("nginx_shared_zone") - 1;
-    shm.name.data = (u_char *) "nginx_shared_zone";
+    ngx_str_set(&shm.name, "nginx_shared_zone");
     shm.log = cycle->log;
 
     if (ngx_shm_alloc(&shm) != NGX_OK) {