diff --git a/init/init_apq8084.c b/init/init_apq8084.c
index 15fe0ec6..b832ccf2 100644
--- a/init/init_apq8084.c
+++ b/init/init_apq8084.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void init_msm_properties(unsigned long msm_id, unsigned long msm_ver, char *boar
         /* Liquid do not have hardware navigation keys, so enable
            Android sw navigation bar
          */
-        property_set(PROP_HWNAVKEY, "0");
+        property_set(PROP_QEMU_NAVKEY, "0");
     }
     else {
         property_set(PROP_LCDDENSITY, "440");
diff --git a/init/init_msm.h b/init/init_msm.h
index cdae32cc..aacfa6fd 100644
--- a/init/init_msm.h
+++ b/init/init_msm.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #define PROP_HWROTATE    "ro.sf.hwrotation"
 #define PROP_LCDDENSITY  "ro.sf.lcd_density"
-#define PROP_HWNAVKEY    "ro.hw.nav_keys"
+#define PROP_QEMU_NAVKEY "qemu.hw.mainkeys"
 
 #define UNUSED(a)       ((void)(a))
 #define ISMATCH(a,b)    (!strncmp(a,b,PROP_VALUE_MAX))
diff --git a/init/init_msm8974.c b/init/init_msm8974.c
index 50444ee7..6173eff7 100644
--- a/init/init_msm8974.c
+++ b/init/init_msm8974.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void init_msm_properties(unsigned long msm_id, unsigned long msm_ver, char *boar
         /* Liquid do not have hardware navigation keys, so enable
            Android sw navigation bar
          */
-        property_set(PROP_HWNAVKEY, "0");
+        property_set(PROP_QEMU_NAVKEY, "0");
     }
     else if (ISMATCH(board_type, "Dragon"))
         property_set(PROP_LCDDENSITY, "240");