diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index 05a06619..1f4a64f 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -81,18 +81,18 @@
 static constexpr const char* OEM_USERSPACE_REBOOT_ANIMATION_FILE = "/oem/media/userspace-reboot.zip";
 static constexpr const char* SYSTEM_USERSPACE_REBOOT_ANIMATION_FILE = "/system/media/userspace-reboot.zip";
 
-static const char SYSTEM_DATA_DIR_PATH[] = "/data/system";
-static const char SYSTEM_TIME_DIR_NAME[] = "time";
-static const char SYSTEM_TIME_DIR_PATH[] = "/data/system/time";
+static const char BOOTANIM_DATA_DIR_PATH[] = "/data/bootanim";
+static const char BOOTANIM_TIME_DIR_NAME[] = "time";
+static const char BOOTANIM_TIME_DIR_PATH[] = "/data/bootanim/time";
 static const char CLOCK_FONT_ASSET[] = "images/clock_font.png";
 static const char CLOCK_FONT_ZIP_NAME[] = "clock_font.png";
 static const char PROGRESS_FONT_ASSET[] = "images/progress_font.png";
 static const char PROGRESS_FONT_ZIP_NAME[] = "progress_font.png";
 static const char LAST_TIME_CHANGED_FILE_NAME[] = "last_time_change";
-static const char LAST_TIME_CHANGED_FILE_PATH[] = "/data/system/time/last_time_change";
+static const char LAST_TIME_CHANGED_FILE_PATH[] = "/data/bootanim/time/last_time_change";
 static const char ACCURATE_TIME_FLAG_FILE_NAME[] = "time_is_accurate";
-static const char ACCURATE_TIME_FLAG_FILE_PATH[] = "/data/system/time/time_is_accurate";
-static const char TIME_FORMAT_12_HOUR_FLAG_FILE_PATH[] = "/data/system/time/time_format_12_hour";
+static const char ACCURATE_TIME_FLAG_FILE_PATH[] = "/data/bootanim/time/time_is_accurate";
+static const char TIME_FORMAT_12_HOUR_FLAG_FILE_PATH[] = "/data/bootanim/time/time_format_12_hour";
 // Java timestamp format. Don't show the clock if the date is before 2000-01-01 00:00:00.
 static const long long ACCURATE_TIME_EPOCH = 946684800000;
 static constexpr char FONT_BEGIN_CHAR = ' ';
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@
 }
 
 BootAnimation::TimeCheckThread::TimeCheckThread(BootAnimation* bootAnimation) : Thread(false),
-    mInotifyFd(-1), mSystemWd(-1), mTimeWd(-1), mBootAnimation(bootAnimation) {}
+    mInotifyFd(-1), mBootAnimWd(-1), mTimeWd(-1), mBootAnimation(bootAnimation) {}
 
 BootAnimation::TimeCheckThread::~TimeCheckThread() {
     // mInotifyFd may be -1 but that's ok since we're not at risk of attempting to close a valid FD.
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@
     const struct inotify_event *event;
     for (char* ptr = buff; ptr < buff + length; ptr += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len) {
         event = (const struct inotify_event *) ptr;
-        if (event->wd == mSystemWd && strcmp(SYSTEM_TIME_DIR_NAME, event->name) == 0) {
+        if (event->wd == mBootAnimWd && strcmp(BOOTANIM_TIME_DIR_NAME, event->name) == 0) {
             addTimeDirWatch();
         } else if (event->wd == mTimeWd && (strcmp(LAST_TIME_CHANGED_FILE_NAME, event->name) == 0
                 || strcmp(ACCURATE_TIME_FLAG_FILE_NAME, event->name) == 0)) {
@@ -1796,12 +1796,12 @@
 }
 
 void BootAnimation::TimeCheckThread::addTimeDirWatch() {
-        mTimeWd = inotify_add_watch(mInotifyFd, SYSTEM_TIME_DIR_PATH,
+        mTimeWd = inotify_add_watch(mInotifyFd, BOOTANIM_TIME_DIR_PATH,
                 IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_MOVED_TO | IN_ATTRIB);
         if (mTimeWd > 0) {
             // No need to watch for the time directory to be created if it already exists
-            inotify_rm_watch(mInotifyFd, mSystemWd);
-            mSystemWd = -1;
+            inotify_rm_watch(mInotifyFd, mBootAnimWd);
+            mBootAnimWd = -1;
         }
 }
 
@@ -1812,11 +1812,11 @@
         return NO_INIT;
     }
 
-    mSystemWd = inotify_add_watch(mInotifyFd, SYSTEM_DATA_DIR_PATH, IN_CREATE | IN_ATTRIB);
-    if (mSystemWd < 0) {
+    mBootAnimWd = inotify_add_watch(mInotifyFd, BOOTANIM_DATA_DIR_PATH, IN_CREATE | IN_ATTRIB);
+    if (mBootAnimWd < 0) {
         close(mInotifyFd);
         mInotifyFd = -1;
-        SLOGE("Could not add watch for %s: %s", SYSTEM_DATA_DIR_PATH, strerror(errno));
+        SLOGE("Could not add watch for %s: %s", BOOTANIM_DATA_DIR_PATH, strerror(errno));
         return NO_INIT;
     }
 
diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h
index 7a597da..4c378cb 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         void                addTimeDirWatch();
 
         int mInotifyFd;
-        int mSystemWd;
+        int mBootAnimWd;
         int mTimeWd;
         BootAnimation* mBootAnimation;
     };