diff --git a/boot/barebox/Config.in b/boot/barebox/Config.in
--- a/boot/barebox/Config.in
+++ b/boot/barebox/Config.in
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ endif
 config BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_VERSION
 	string
 	default "2013.07.0"	if BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_LATEST_VERSION
-	default $BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE if BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_VERSION
+	default BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE if BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_VERSION
 	default "custom"	if BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_TARBALL
-	default $BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION if BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_GIT
+	default BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION if BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_GIT
 
 config BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR
 	string "custom patch dir"
diff --git a/boot/uboot/Config.in b/boot/uboot/Config.in
--- a/boot/uboot/Config.in
+++ b/boot/uboot/Config.in
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ endif
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_VERSION
 	string
 	default "2013.07"	if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
-	default $BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION
+	default BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION
 	default "custom"	if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL
-	default $BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT
+	default BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT
 
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR
 	string "custom patch dir"
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/Config.in b/fs/jffs2/Config.in
--- a/fs/jffs2/Config.in
+++ b/fs/jffs2/Config.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_PAGESIZE
 	default 0x800 if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_NANDFLASH_2K_128K
 	default 0x1000 if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_FLASH_128
 	default 0x1000 if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_FLASH_64
-	default $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM_PAGESIZE) if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM
+	default BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM_PAGESIZE if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM
 
 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_EBSIZE
 	hex
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_EBSIZE
 	default 0x20000 if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_NANDFLASH_2K_128K
 	default 0x20000 if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_FLASH_128
 	default 0x10000 if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_FLASH_64
-	default $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM_EBSIZE) if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM
+	default BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM_EBSIZE if BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_CUSTOM
 
 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_NOCLEANMARKER
 	bool "Do not use Cleanmarker"
diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
 	default BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_HEADERS if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_SAME_AS_HEADERS
 	default BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION
 	default "custom" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL
-	default $BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT
+	default BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT
 
 #
 # Patch selection
diff --git a/package/uclibc/Config.in b/package/uclibc/Config.in
--- a/package/uclibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/uclibc/Config.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_STRING
 	default 0.9.32.1	if BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_0_9_32
 	default 0.9.33.2	if BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_0_9_33
 	default 0.9.33-arc	if BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_0_9_33_ARC
-	default $BR2_USE_UCLIBC_SNAPSHOT	if BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_SNAPSHOT
+	default BR2_USE_UCLIBC_SNAPSHOT	if BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_SNAPSHOT
 
 config BR2_UCLIBC_CONFIG
 	string "uClibc configuration file to use?"
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX
 	default "bfin-linux-uclibc"	 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BLACKFIN_UCLINUX_2012R1 && BR2_BINFMT_FDPIC
 	default "bfin-uclinux"		 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BLACKFIN_UCLINUX_2012R2 && BR2_BINFMT_FLAT
 	default "bfin-linux-uclibc"	 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BLACKFIN_UCLINUX_2012R2 && BR2_BINFMT_FDPIC
-	default $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CUSTOM_PREFIX) \
+	default BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CUSTOM_PREFIX \
 					 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CUSTOM
 
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
