diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ NO_JS_MANIFEST = 1
 EXTRA_COMPONENTS = js/lib/chatzilla-service.js
 DIST_FILES = xpi/resources/install.rdf
 
 CHATZILLA_VERSION=$(shell grep "const __cz_version" "$(srcdir)/xul/content/static.js" | sed "s|.*\"\([^\"]\{1,\}\)\".*|\1|")
 
 XPI_NAME               = chatzilla
 USE_EXTENSION_MANIFEST = 1
 NO_JAR_AUTO_REG        = 1
-INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = "{59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}"
+INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = {59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}
 XPI_PKGNAME            = chatzilla-$(CHATZILLA_VERSION)
 
 # include config.mk before using the AB_CD var it sets in an if statement
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 
 # always build en-US locale, add build locale if supported
 BUILD_LOCALES = en-US
 ifneq (,$(filter $(AB_CD),$(shell cat $(srcdir)/locales/all-locales)))
diff --git a/ff/Makefile.in b/ff/Makefile.in
--- a/ff/Makefile.in
+++ b/ff/Makefile.in
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ VPATH		= @srcdir@
 
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 CHATZILLA_VERSION=$(shell grep "const __cz_version" "$(srcdir)/../xul/content/static.js" | sed "s|.*\"\([^\"]\{1,\}\)\".*|\1|")
 
 XPI_NAME               = chatzilla
 USE_EXTENSION_MANIFEST = 1
 NO_JAR_AUTO_REG        = 1
-INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = "{59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}"
+INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = {59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}
 XPI_PKGNAME            = chatzilla-$(CHATZILLA_VERSION)
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
diff --git a/locales/Makefile.in b/locales/Makefile.in
--- a/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ VPATH=@srcdir@
 relativesrcdir = extensions/irc/locales
 
 CHATZILLA_VERSION=$(shell grep "const __cz_version" "$(srcdir)/../xul/content/static.js" | sed "s|.*\"\([^\"]\{1,\}\)\".*|\1|")
 CHATZILLA_BASE_VERSION=$(shell echo "$(CHATZILLA_VERSION)" | sed "s|\([0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\).*|\1|")
 
 XPI_NAME               = chatzilla
 USE_EXTENSION_MANIFEST = 1
 NO_JAR_AUTO_REG        = 1
-INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = "{59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}"
+INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = {59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}
 XPI_PKGNAME            = chatzilla-$(CHATZILLA_VERSION)
 
 # include config.mk before we override the AB_CD var it sets
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 
 STANDALONE_MAKEFILE := 1
 
 # if the wanted language is not in all-locales, fall back to en-US
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ DIST_FILES             = generic/install
 XULAPP_DEFINES = \
     $(DEFINES) \
     $(ACDEFINES) \
     -I$(call EXPAND_LOCALE_SRCDIR,toolkit/locales)/defines.inc \
     -I$(LOCALE_SRCDIR)/defines.inc \
     $(NULL)
 endif
 
-DEFINES += -DINSTALL_EXTENSION_ID=$(INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID)
+DEFINES += -DINSTALL_EXTENSION_ID=$("INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID")
 DEFINES += -DCHATZILLA_VERSION=$(CHATZILLA_VERSION)
 DEFINES += -DCHATZILLA_BASE_VERSION=$(CHATZILLA_BASE_VERSION)
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 ifneq (en-US,$(AB_CD))
 libs realchrome::
 	@echo "Comparing $(AB_CD) to en-US"
diff --git a/sm/Makefile.in b/sm/Makefile.in
--- a/sm/Makefile.in
+++ b/sm/Makefile.in
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ VPATH		= @srcdir@
 
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 CHATZILLA_VERSION=$(shell grep "const __cz_version" "$(srcdir)/../xul/content/static.js" | sed "s|.*\"\([^\"]\{1,\}\)\".*|\1|")
 
 XPI_NAME               = chatzilla
 USE_EXTENSION_MANIFEST = 1
 NO_JAR_AUTO_REG        = 1
-INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = "{59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}"
+INSTALL_EXTENSION_ID   = {59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}
 XPI_PKGNAME            = chatzilla-$(CHATZILLA_VERSION)
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk