diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
index 6d0c197a6fb..eba441ad82f 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
@@ -3224,7 +3224,8 @@ void RNA_def_scene(BlenderRNA *brna)
 
 
 	/* Nodes (Compositing) */
-	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "nodetree", PROP_POINTER, PROP_NONE);
+	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "node_tree", PROP_POINTER, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_pointer_sdna(prop, NULL, "nodetree");
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Node Tree", "Compositing node tree");
 
 	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "use_nodes", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
index 780cc31edea..3d68a286b41 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
@@ -2209,7 +2209,8 @@ static void rna_def_space_node(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "ID From", "Datablock from which the edited datablock is linked");
 
-	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "nodetree", PROP_POINTER, PROP_NONE);
+	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "node_tree", PROP_POINTER, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_pointer_sdna(prop, NULL, "nodetree");
 	RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Node Tree", "Node tree being displayed and edited");