diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index e231fdf..003d007 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@
 			{'s', ".\\+"}
 		    };
 
-    namebuf = alloc_id(CMDBUFFSIZE + 1, 3);
-    errmsg = alloc_id(CMDBUFFSIZE + 1, 4);
-    pattern = alloc_id(CMDBUFFSIZE + 1, 5);
+    namebuf = alloc_id(CMDBUFFSIZE + 1, aid_qf_namebuf);
+    errmsg = alloc_id(CMDBUFFSIZE + 1, aid_qf_errmsg);
+    pattern = alloc_id(CMDBUFFSIZE + 1, aid_qf_pattern);
     if (namebuf == NULL || errmsg == NULL || pattern == NULL)
 	goto qf_init_end;
 
@@ -3462,8 +3462,8 @@
 	goto theend;
     }
 
-    dirname_start = alloc_id(MAXPATHL, 1);
-    dirname_now = alloc_id(MAXPATHL, 2);
+    dirname_start = alloc_id(MAXPATHL, aid_qf_dirname_start);
+    dirname_now = alloc_id(MAXPATHL, aid_qf_dirname_now);
     if (dirname_start == NULL || dirname_now == NULL)
 	goto theend;