diff --git a/gnu/packages/bash.scm b/gnu/packages/bash.scm
index 7e98367bbb..b3af873a66 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bash.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bash.scm
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ number/base32-hash tuples, directly usable in the 'patch-series' form."
                                   "-DSSH_SOURCE_BASHRC")
                                 " "))
          (configure-flags
-          ``("--with-installed-readline"
-             ,,(string-append "CPPFLAGS=" cppflags)
-             ,(string-append
-               "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
-               (assoc-ref %build-inputs "readline")
-               "/lib"
-               " -Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
-               (assoc-ref %build-inputs "ncurses")
-               "/lib")))
+          #~`("--with-installed-readline"
+              ,#$(string-append "CPPFLAGS=" cppflags)
+              ,(string-append
+                "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
+                (assoc-ref %build-inputs "readline")
+                "/lib"
+                " -Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
+                (assoc-ref %build-inputs "ncurses")
+                "/lib")))
          (version "5.1"))
     (package
      (name "bash")
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ number/base32-hash tuples, directly usable in the 'patch-series' form."
       `(;; When cross-compiling, `configure' incorrectly guesses that job
         ;; control is missing.
         #:configure-flags ,(if (%current-target-system)
-                               `(cons* "bash_cv_job_control_missing=no"
-                                       ,configure-flags)
+                               #~(cons* "bash_cv_job_control_missing=no"
+                                        #$configure-flags)
                                configure-flags)
 
         ;; Bash is reportedly not parallel-safe.  See, for instance,