diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a99b0c71f9..29dfb38a0a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(BZ2, [bz2 library], bz2, [
   if test "x$HAVE_BZ2" = "xyes"; then
     BZ2_LIBS="-lbz2"
   fi
-  AC_SUBST(BZ2_LIBS):w
+  AC_SUBST(BZ2_LIBS)
 
 ])