diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a604003e65d2..0f98769a85ac 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Windows_Build_Prerequisites.])
         fi
 
         if test "$WRAP_STL_INCLUDES" = "1"; then
-            STL_FLAGS="-I${DIST}/stl_wrappers"
+            STL_FLAGS='-I$(DIST)/stl_wrappers'
         fi
         CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0"
         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0"
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@ if test "$GNU_CC" -a "$OS_TARGET" != WINNT; then
     VISIBILITY_FLAGS='-fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden'
     ;;
   *)
-    VISIBILITY_FLAGS="-I${DIST}/system_wrappers -include ${_topsrcdir}/config/gcc_hidden.h"
+    VISIBILITY_FLAGS='-I$(DIST)/system_wrappers -include $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/gcc_hidden.h'
     WRAP_SYSTEM_INCLUDES=1
     ;;
   esac
@@ -2599,13 +2599,13 @@ case "${OS_TARGET}" in
 WINNT|Darwin|Android)
   ;;
 *)
-  STL_FLAGS="-I${DIST}/stl_wrappers"
+  STL_FLAGS='-I$(DIST)/stl_wrappers'
   WRAP_STL_INCLUDES=1
   ;;
 esac
 
 AC_SUBST(WRAP_SYSTEM_INCLUDES)
-AC_SUBST_LIST(VISIBILITY_FLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(VISIBILITY_FLAGS)
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 dnl ========================================================
diff --git a/js/src/configure.in b/js/src/configure.in
index 2c5a135f05bd..3d3108329261 100644
--- a/js/src/configure.in
+++ b/js/src/configure.in
@@ -2136,10 +2136,10 @@ if test "$GNU_CC" -a "$OS_TARGET" != WINNT; then
   *)
     case $GCC_VERSION in
     4.6*)
-      VISIBILITY_FLAGS="-I${DIST}/system_wrappers -include ${_topsrcdir}/config/gcc_hidden_dso_handle.h"
+      VISIBILITY_FLAGS='-I$(DIST)/system_wrappers -include $(topsrcdir)/config/gcc_hidden_dso_handle.h'
       ;;
     *)
-      VISIBILITY_FLAGS="-I${DIST}/system_wrappers -include ${_topsrcdir}/config/gcc_hidden.h"
+      VISIBILITY_FLAGS='-I$(DIST)/system_wrappers -include $(topsrcdir)/config/gcc_hidden.h'
       ;;
     esac
     WRAP_SYSTEM_INCLUDES=1
@@ -2156,13 +2156,13 @@ case "${OS_TARGET}" in
 WINNT|Darwin|Android)
   ;;
 *)
-  STL_FLAGS="-I${DIST}/stl_wrappers"
+  STL_FLAGS='-I$(DIST)/stl_wrappers'
   WRAP_STL_INCLUDES=1
   ;;
 esac
 
 AC_SUBST(WRAP_SYSTEM_INCLUDES)
-AC_SUBST_LIST(VISIBILITY_FLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(VISIBILITY_FLAGS)
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 dnl ========================================================