diff --git a/configh.cmake.in b/configh.cmake.in
index 9195c2bc9..9bb7231b0 100644
--- a/configh.cmake.in
+++ b/configh.cmake.in
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
  *
  *   configh.in               configh.cmake.in
  *   ---------------------    ----------------------------
- *   #define HAVE_GL 0        #cmakedefine01 HAVE_GL
- *   #undef HAVE_SNPRINTF     #cmakedefine HAVE_SNPRINTF 1
+ *   [#]define HAVE_GL 0      [#]cmakedefine01 HAVE_GL
+ *   [#]undef HAVE_SNPRINTF   [#]cmakedefine HAVE_SNPRINTF 1
  *
- *   The former #define's the given macro either as 0 or 1,
- *   the latter either does not define the macro or #define's it as 1.
+ *   The former defines the given macro either as 0 or 1,
+ *   the latter either does not define the macro or defines it as 1.
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/configh.in b/configh.in
index f43d24142..46121b2ea 100644
--- a/configh.in
+++ b/configh.in
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
  *
  *   configh.in               configh.cmake.in
  *   ---------------------    ----------------------------
- *   #define HAVE_GL 0        #cmakedefine01 HAVE_GL
- *   #undef HAVE_SNPRINTF     #cmakedefine HAVE_SNPRINTF 1
+ *   [#]define HAVE_GL 0      [#]cmakedefine01 HAVE_GL
+ *   [#]undef HAVE_SNPRINTF   [#]cmakedefine HAVE_SNPRINTF 1
  *
- *   The former #define's the given macro either as 0 or 1,
- *   the latter either does not define the macro or #define's it as 1.
+ *   The former defines the given macro either as 0 or 1,
+ *   the latter either does not define the macro or defines it as 1.
  */
 
 /*