diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5d4468e51b..c90187845c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@ AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, _CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, [Version Build])
 AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, _CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, [Version is release])
 AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_YEAR, _COPYRIGHT_YEAR, [Version is release])
 AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS", [Copyright holder(s) before %s replacement])
-define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL, patsubst(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, [%s], [AC_PACKAGE_NAME]))
+AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION", [Replacement for %s in copyright holders string])
+define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL, patsubst(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, [%s], [_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION]))
 AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL", [Copyright holder(s)])
 AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR)
 AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR)
diff --git a/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py b/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
index 470d1f2b49..2a6e4b930c 100755
--- a/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
+++ b/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ f.write("""
 f.write('static const char UNUSED *bitcoin_strings[] = {\n')
 f.write('QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("bitcoin-core", "%s"),\n' % (os.getenv('PACKAGE_NAME'),))
 f.write('QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("bitcoin-core", "%s"),\n' % (os.getenv('COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS'),))
+if os.getenv('COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION') != os.getenv('PACKAGE_NAME'):
+    f.write('QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("bitcoin-core", "%s"),\n' % (os.getenv('COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION'),))
 messages.sort(key=operator.itemgetter(0))
 for (msgid, msgstr) in messages:
     if msgid != EMPTY:
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index 2d5e715ee5..c2ecaa7876 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ SECONDARY: $(QT_QM)
 
 qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp: $(libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES)
 	@test -n $(XGETTEXT) || echo "xgettext is required for updating translations"
-	$(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) PACKAGE_NAME="$(PACKAGE_NAME)" COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS)" ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py $^
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) PACKAGE_NAME="$(PACKAGE_NAME)" COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS)" COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION)" ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py $^
 
 translate: qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
 	@test -n $(LUPDATE) || echo "lupdate is required for updating translations"
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 66dd45dc8c..0439ead476 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -839,5 +839,5 @@ std::string CopyrightHolders()
     std::string strCopyrightHolders = _(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS);
     if (strCopyrightHolders.find("%s") == strCopyrightHolders.npos)
         return strCopyrightHolders;
-    return strprintf(strCopyrightHolders, _(PACKAGE_NAME));
+    return strprintf(strCopyrightHolders, _(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION));
 }