diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 939dfeaabf..bd30b6ab87 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2016)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
-define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[Bitcoin Core])
+define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Bitcoin Core]])
 AC_INIT([Bitcoin Core],[_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR._CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR._CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION],[https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues],[bitcoin],[https://bitcoincore.org/])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.cpp])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config/bitcoin-config.h])
@@ -999,10 +999,10 @@ AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, [Minor version])
 AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, [Build revision])
 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_YEAR, _COPYRIGHT_YEAR, [Copyright year])
 AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS", [Copyright holder(s) before %s replacement])
 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]))
+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)