diff --git a/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined b/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined
index b30b9bfe..adae8210 100755
--- a/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined
+++ b/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined
@@ -764,9 +764,9 @@ END
 
     my $errors = $snmpinfo->{$if}->{ifInErrors};
     my $discards = $snmpinfo->{$if}->{ifInDiscards};
-    printf("errors_in %s\n".
-	   "discards_in %s\n".
-	   "total_in %s\n",
+    printf("errors_in.value %s\n".
+	   "discards_in.value %s\n".
+	   "total_in.value %s\n",
 	   $errors || "U",
 	   $discards || "U",
 	   ($errors || 0) + ($discards || 0)
@@ -774,9 +774,9 @@ END
 
     $errors = $snmpinfo->{$if}->{ifOutErrors};
     $discards = $snmpinfo->{$if}->{ifOutDiscards};
-    printf("errors_out %s\n".
-	   "discards_out %s\n".
-	   "total_out %s\n",
+    printf("errors_out.value %s\n".
+	   "discards_out.value %s\n".
+	   "total_out.value %s\n",
 	   $errors || "U",
 	   $discards || "U",
 	   ($errors || 0) + ($discards || 0)