diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6b8de709..657aff01 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ AC_SUBST([OCFROOT])
 
 ANVIL_PKG_CHECK_VAR([FASEXECPREFIX_TMP], [fence-agents], [exec_prefix], [${prefix}])
 if test "${prefix}" != "/usr"; then
-	FASEXECPREFIX="${prefix}/$FASEXECPREFIX_TMP"
+	FASEXECPREFIX="${prefix}/${FASEXECPREFIX_TMP}"
 else
-	FASEXECPREFIX="FASEXECPREFIX_TMP"
+	FASEXECPREFIX="${FASEXECPREFIX_TMP}"
 fi
 AC_SUBST([FASEXECPREFIX])
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index d2b6c074..d2d1c3ba 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ dist_sbin_SCRIPTS	= \
 			  striker-show-db-counts \
 			  striker-auto-initialize-all
 
-fencedir		= $(FASEXECPREFIX)/sbin
+fencedir		= ${FASEXECPREFIX}/sbin
 
 dist_fence_SCRIPTS	= \
 			  fence_delay \