diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d69b56cc..78420b56 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -31075,7 +31075,7 @@ case $host in
 		fi
 	done
 # the file x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.as should detect the defined macro EXCLUDE_PREINV , but for some reason it doesnt, so we hack it
-echo "%define EXCLUDE_PREINV 1" > mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp
+echo "%d""efine EXCLUDE_PREINV 1" > mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp
 cat mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.as >> mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp
 mv mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.as
 ;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b2e0ffae..bc3d8119 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ case $host in
 		fi
 	done
 # the file x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.as should detect the defined macro EXCLUDE_PREINV , but for some reason it doesnt, so we hack it
-echo "%define EXCLUDE_PREINV 1" > mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp
+echo "%d""efine EXCLUDE_PREINV 1" > mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp
 cat mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.as >> mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp
 mv mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.tmp mpn/x86_64_divrem_euclidean_qr_1.as
 ;;