diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f034641..4d1123c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -203,11 +203,13 @@ sccs_user=$USER
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RPQ_BUILD_DATE,"$rpq_build_date")
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RPQ_TIMESTAMP_VALUE,"$rpq_timestamp")
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RPQ_REVISION,"$rpq_revision")
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SCCS_USER,"$USER")
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SCCS_DATE,"$sccs_date")
 
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RPQ_REVISION,"$rpq_revision")
+AC_SUBST(RPQ_REVISION,"$rpq_revision")
+
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for libintl
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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