diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9bcc474..8ac148a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ fi
 
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=gnoemoe
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", "gettext package")
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [Gettext package])
 
 dnl Add the languages which your application supports here.
 ALL_LINGUAS="nl"