--- a/gcc/configure.ac
+++ b/gcc/configure.ac
@@ -913,7 +918,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS([BISON], bison, [$MISSING
 # NM
 if test x${build} = x${host} && test -f $srcdir/../binutils/nm.c \
   && test -d ../binutils ; then
-  NM='$(objdir)/../binutils/nm-new'
+  NM='${objdir}/../binutils/nm-new'
 else
   AC_CHECK_PROG(NM, nm, nm, ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} ${srcdir}/../missing nm)
 fi
@@ -921,7 +926,7 @@ fi
 # AR
 if test x${build} = x${host} && test -f $srcdir/../binutils/ar.c \
   && test -d ../binutils ; then
-  AR='$(objdir)/../binutils/ar'
+  AR='${objdir}/../binutils/ar'
 else
   AC_CHECK_PROG(AR, ar, ar, ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} ${srcdir}/../missing ar)
 fi