diff --git a/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in b/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in
index 329918399d6..1dfa6bc61bc 100644
--- a/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in
+++ b/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 
 /* What is HIP compiled for, hcc or nvcc? */
 // clang-format off
-#define GINKGO_HIP_PLATFORM_HCC @GINKGO_HIP_PLATFORM_HCC@
+#cmakedefine01 GINKGO_HIP_PLATFORM_HCC
 
 
-#define GINKGO_HIP_PLATFORM_NVCC @GINKGO_HIP_PLATFORM_NVCC@
+#cmakedefine01 GINKGO_HIP_PLATFORM_NVCC
 // clang-format on