diff --git a/glib-gen.mak b/glib-gen.mak
index ef93a5f79..69b48164c 100644
--- a/glib-gen.mak
+++ b/glib-gen.mak
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # these are the variables your Makefile.am should set
 # the example is based on the colorbalance interface
 
+H := \#
 #glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
 #glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
 #glib_enum_prefix=gst_color_balance
 
-enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n$(H)include \"$(h)\")
 
 # these are all the rules generating the relevant files
 %-marshal.h: %-marshal.list
diff --git a/gst-glib-gen.mak b/gst-glib-gen.mak
index cc82bbd2a..07a09caba 100644
--- a/gst-glib-gen.mak
+++ b/gst-glib-gen.mak
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # these are the variables your Makefile.am should set
 # the example is based on the colorbalance interface
 
+H := \#
 #glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
 #glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
 #glib_gen_prefix=gst_color_balance
 #glib_gen_basename=colorbalance
 
-enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n$(H)include \"$(h)\")
 
 # these are all the rules generating the relevant files
 $(glib_gen_basename)-marshal.h: $(glib_gen_basename)-marshal.list