diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.h b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.h
index e688596c061759590bbf1b3a9992e732ad2c4b59..7b4b37464b7bf5539fed35e074e2e47e30df81c9 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.h
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
  * we need the implementation to catch our click-event in the controller window
  *****************************************************************************/
 
+extern NSString *VLCTimeFieldDisplayTimeAsRemaining;
+
 @interface VLCTimeField : NSTextField
 
 @property (readonly) BOOL timeRemaining;
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.m b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.m
index e349a04401016c6e479c2599caca2336746708e5..578cb9b6f7315a746a5ef118d609dd75aaa6e66e 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCTimeField.m
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #import "main/VLCMain.h"
 #import "menus/VLCMainMenu.h"
 
+NSString *VLCTimeFieldDisplayTimeAsRemaining = @"DisplayTimeAsTimeRemaining";
+
 @interface VLCTimeField ()
 {
     NSString *o_remaining_identifier;
@@ -39,8 +41,7 @@
 {
     NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
     NSDictionary *appDefaults = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-                                 @"NO", @"DisplayTimeAsTimeRemaining",
-                                 @"YES", @"DisplayFullscreenTimeAsTimeRemaining",
+                                 @"NO", VLCTimeFieldDisplayTimeAsRemaining,
                                  nil];
 
     [defaults registerDefaults:appDefaults];
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/windows/mainwindow/VLCControlsBarCommon.m b/modules/gui/macosx/windows/mainwindow/VLCControlsBarCommon.m
index 1471454c59d2cbd2650692995e8315bc73454afa..916f506b5680eff5e8aab1dfbd7ad00fd15110a0 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/windows/mainwindow/VLCControlsBarCommon.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/windows/mainwindow/VLCControlsBarCommon.m
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     [self.timeField setFont:[NSFont titleBarFontOfSize:10.0]];
     [self.timeField setAlignment: NSCenterTextAlignment];
     [self.timeField setNeedsDisplay:YES];
-    [self.timeField setRemainingIdentifier:@"DisplayTimeAsTimeRemaining"];
+    [self.timeField setRemainingIdentifier:VLCTimeFieldDisplayTimeAsRemaining];
     self.timeField.accessibilityLabel = _NS("Playback time");
 
     // remove fullscreen button for lion fullscreen
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/windows/video/VLCFSPanelController.m b/modules/gui/macosx/windows/video/VLCFSPanelController.m
index 9e4e7e038f072e2c352700e69ad599087c870ff5..7db573123fea316296591fae494b2ca8714c843b 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/windows/video/VLCFSPanelController.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/windows/video/VLCFSPanelController.m
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static NSString *kAssociatedFullscreenRect = @"VLCFullscreenAssociatedWindowRect
      * this is the same identifier as used for the window playback cotrols
      * so the state is shared between those.
      */
-    [_remainingOrTotalTime setRemainingIdentifier:@"DisplayTimeAsTimeRemaining"];
+    [_remainingOrTotalTime setRemainingIdentifier:VLCTimeFieldDisplayTimeAsRemaining];
 }
 
 #undef setupButton