diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e3d7b73..31e3544 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ AC_SUBST(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GLIB_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GMODULE_LIBS)
 
+GLIB_GENMARSHAL=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=glib_genmarshal glib-2.0`
+AC_SUBST([GLIB_GENMARSHAL])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GIO, gio-2.0 >= $GIO_REQUIRED)
 
 AC_SUBST(GIO_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/libmatekbd/Makefile.am b/libmatekbd/Makefile.am
index 9adb122..65ec736 100644
--- a/libmatekbd/Makefile.am
+++ b/libmatekbd/Makefile.am
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST =					\
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = $(gsettings_SCHEMAS)
 
-GLIB_GENMARSHAL = $(shell pkg-config --variable=glib_genmarshal glib-2.0)
-
 matekbd-indicator-marshal.h: matekbd-indicator-marshal.list
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) --prefix=matekbd_indicator $(srcdir)/matekbd-indicator-marshal.list --header > $@