diff --git a/plugins/memcached/memcached_multi_ b/plugins/memcached/memcached_multi_
index e574861f4..3df9f8bbb 100755
--- a/plugins/memcached/memcached_multi_
+++ b/plugins/memcached/memcached_multi_
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ sub fetch_stats {
     while (my $line = <$s>) {
         if ($line =~ /STAT\s(.+?)\s(.*)/) {
             my ($skey,$svalue) = ($1,$2);
+            if ($skey eq 'evictions') {
+                $skey = 'evictions_active';
+            }
             $stats{$skey} = $svalue;
         }
         last if $line =~ /^END/;