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