diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe95bf6..d02ece3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.40.0])
 AC_SUBST([GETTEXT_PACKAGE], [pluma])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
 AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
-AC_DEFINE([GETTEXT_PACKAGE],[PACKAGE_TARNAME], [Define to the gettext package name.])
+AC_DEFINE([GETTEXT_PACKAGE],[pluma], [Define to the gettext package name.])
 
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 dnl Use gvfs metadata or the old xml file store.