diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLog.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLog.java
index 66a2d311..159fbba6 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLog.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLog.java
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ public class EventLog extends Win32 {
 
     int eventLogHandle = 0;  // holds the event log HANDLE
 
+    public static final String SYSTEM = "SYSTEM";
+    public static final String APPLICATION = "APPLICATION";
+    public static final String SECURITY = "SECURITY";
+
     // Event log types as defined in WINNT.H
     public static final int EVENTLOG_SUCCESS          = 0x0000;
     public static final int EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE       = 0x0001;
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogThread.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogThread.java
index 51af8f54..55fe6abb 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogThread.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogThread.java
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ public class EventLogThread implements Runnable {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         if (args.length == 0) {
             args = new String[] {
-                "System", "Application", "Security"
+                EventLog.SYSTEM,
+                EventLog.APPLICATION,
+                EventLog.SECURITY
             };
         }