diff --git a/config.h.core.in b/config.h.core.in
index 333170a991333c6cb5ffc80646bb7732ac79fc85..4d66815c8624657c54f81e6bd4ca98be3aa1e610 100644
--- a/config.h.core.in
+++ b/config.h.core.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "${_compiz_package_string}"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "@_compiz_package_string@"
 
-#define PACKAGE "${_compiz_package}"
+#define PACKAGE "@_compiz_package@"
 
-#define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "${GETTEXT_PACKAGE}"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@"