diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d235c64031..b0b516a833 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6899,7 +6899,7 @@ FAAC_LIB=$_ld_faac
 AMR_NB=$_amr_nb
 AMR_NB_FIXED=$_amr_nb_fixed
 AMR_WB=$_amr_wb
-$(echo -e `echo $_libavcodecs | awk '{$0=toupper($0)}1' | sed 's/\([-_a-zA-Z0-9]*\)/CONFIG_\1=yes\\\n/g'`)
+`echo $_libavcodecs | awk '{$0=toupper($0)}1' | sed 'y/& /&\n/;s/\([-_a-zA-Z0-9]*\)/CONFIG_\1=yes/g'`
 
 # --- Some stuff for autoconfigure ----
 $_target_arch
@@ -7229,7 +7229,7 @@ $_def_amr_nb_fixed
 $_def_amr_wb
 
 /* Use specific codecs from libavcodec */
-$(echo -e `echo $_libavcodecs | awk '{$0=toupper($0)}1' | sed 's/\([-_a-zA-Z0-9]*\)/#define CONFIG_\1 1\\\n/g'`)
+`echo $_libavcodecs | awk '{$0=toupper($0)}1' | sed 'y/& /&\n/;s/\([-_a-zA-Z0-9]*\)/#define CONFIG_\1 1/g'`
 
 /* Use codec libs included in mplayer CVS / source dist: */
 $_def_mp3lib