diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ee2e019..498b1cd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ fail
      SCSH_CONST_SYS_ERRLIST	
      CFLAGS1=${CFLAGS}
 
-     lib_dirs_list=\(\"$prefix/lib/scsh/modules\"\)
+     lib_dirs_list='("${prefix}/lib/scsh/modules")'
      AC_ARG_WITH(lib-dirs-list,
                  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-lib-dirs-list],
                                 [list of default scsh library directories (default ("$prefix/lib/scsh/modules"))]),