diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 679830c7d..660a1c89e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ then
         JAVA_TARGET=sparc
         ;;
        esac
-    EXTEND_DYNLOADER_PATH="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR): YAPSHAREDIR=$(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR)"
+    EXTEND_DYNLOADER_PATH="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:\$(DESTDIR)\$(LIBDIR): YAPSHAREDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(SHAREDIR)/Yap YAPLIBDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(YAPLIBDIR)"
     LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-R,$prefix/lib  -Wl,-R,$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/$JAVA_TARGET"
     DYNYAPLIB=libYap"$SHLIB_SUFFIX"
     YAPLIB="$DYNYAPLIB"
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ then
     ;;
   esac
 else
-  EXTEND_DYNLOADER_PATH="YAPSHAREDIR=$(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR)"
+  EXTEND_DYNLOADER_PATH="YAPSHAREDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(SHAREDIR)"
   DYNYAPLIB=libYap.notused
 fi