--- a/common/glib-gen.mak
+++ b/common/glib-gen.mak
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # these are the variables your Makefile.am should set
 # the example is based on the colorbalance interface
 
+H := \#
+
 #glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
 #glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
 #glib_enum_prefix=gst_color_balance
 
-enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n$(H)include \"$(h)\")
 
 # these are all the rules generating the relevant files
 %-marshal.h: %-marshal.list
--- a/common/gst-glib-gen.mak
+++ b/common/gst-glib-gen.mak
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # these are the variables your Makefile.am should set
 # the example is based on the colorbalance interface
 
+H := \#
+
 #glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
 #glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
 #glib_gen_prefix=gst_color_balance
 #glib_gen_basename=colorbalance
 #glib_gen_decl_banner=GST_EXPORT
-#glib_gen_decl_include=\#include <gst/foo/foo-prelude.h>
+#glib_gen_decl_include=$(H)include <gst/foo/foo-prelude.h>
 
-enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n$(H)include \"$(h)\")
 
 # these are all the rules generating the relevant files
 $(glib_gen_basename)-marshal.h: $(glib_gen_basename)-marshal.list
--- a/libs/gst/controller/Makefile.in
+++ b/libs/gst/controller/Makefile.in
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@
 # these are the variables your Makefile.am should set
 # the example is based on the colorbalance interface
 
-#glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
-#glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
-#glib_gen_prefix=gst_color_balance
-#glib_gen_basename=colorbalance
-#glib_gen_decl_banner=GST_EXPORT
-#glib_gen_decl_include=\#include <gst/foo/foo-prelude.h>
-
 
 
 VPATH = @srcdir@
@@ -550,11 +543,12 @@
 	gstinterpolationcontrolsource.h \
 	gstlfocontrolsource.h
 
+H := \#
 glib_enum_define = GST_CONTROLLER
 glib_gen_prefix = gst
 glib_gen_basename = controller
 glib_gen_decl_banner = GST_CONTROLLER_API
-glib_gen_decl_include = \#include <gst/controller/controller-prelude.h>
+glib_gen_decl_include = $(H)include <gst/controller/controller-prelude.h>
 built_sources = controller-enumtypes.c
 built_headers = controller-enumtypes.h
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(built_sources) $(built_headers)
@@ -587,7 +581,14 @@
 libgstcontroller_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_OBJ_LIBS) $(LIBM)
 libgstcontroller_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
 CLEANFILES = *.gcno *.gcda *.gcov $(BUILT_SOURCES) $(am__append_1)
-enum_headers = $(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+
+#glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
+#glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
+#glib_gen_prefix=gst_color_balance
+#glib_gen_basename=colorbalance
+#glib_gen_decl_banner=GST_EXPORT
+#glib_gen_decl_include=$(H)include <gst/foo/foo-prelude.h>
+enum_headers = $(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n$(H)include \"$(h)\")
 @HAVE_INTROSPECTION_TRUE@BUILT_GIRSOURCES = GstController-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir
 @HAVE_INTROSPECTION_TRUE@gir_headers = $(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, \
 @HAVE_INTROSPECTION_TRUE@	$(libgstcontroller_@GST_API_VERSION@_include_HEADERS)) \