diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 97ef9c49da..16753698b6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dnl define PACKAGE_VERSION_* variables
 AS_VERSION
 
 dnl check if this is a release version
-AS_NANO(GST_CVS="no", GST_CVS="yes")
+AS_NANO(GST_GIT="no", GST_GIT="yes")
 
 dnl can autoconf find the source ?
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([docs/plugins/gst-plugins-bad-plugins-docs.sgml])
@@ -239,13 +239,13 @@ dnl set location of plugin directory
 AG_GST_SET_PLUGINDIR
 
 dnl define an ERROR_CFLAGS Makefile variable
-AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS($GST_CVS)
+AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS($GST_GIT)
 
 dnl define an ERROR_CXXFLAGS Makefile variable
-AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CXXFLAGS($GST_CVS)
+AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CXXFLAGS($GST_GIT)
 
 dnl define correct level for debugging messages
-AG_GST_SET_LEVEL_DEFAULT($GST_CVS)
+AG_GST_SET_LEVEL_DEFAULT($GST_GIT)
 
 dnl used in examples
 AG_GST_DEFAULT_ELEMENTS