diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 00d13d83..c17de3e6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - python vips8 binding
 - python vips8 test suite: test_arithmetic.py
 - better extra band handling by colour, again
+- move zoomify ImageProperties file, now a better match to the offical tool
 
 8/9/14 started 7.40.9
 - support jfif resunit "none"
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c b/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c
index 1e6c3ea6..7d505602 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c
@@ -641,8 +641,7 @@ write_properties( VipsForeignSaveDz *dz )
 {
 	GsfOutput *out;
 
-	out = vips_gsf_path( dz->tree, 
-		"ImageProperties.xml", dz->root_name, NULL ); 
+	out = vips_gsf_path( dz->tree, "ImageProperties.xml", NULL ); 
 
 	gsf_output_printf( out, "<IMAGE_PROPERTIES "
 		"WIDTH=\"%d\" HEIGHT=\"%d\" NUMTILES=\"%d\" "