diff --git a/config/spl-build.m4 b/config/spl-build.m4
index 9c97e64f9..5c6c02af2 100644
--- a/config/spl-build.m4
+++ b/config/spl-build.m4
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	KERNELCPPFLAGS="$KERNELCPPFLAGS -Wstrict-prototypes"
 	AC_SUBST(KERNELCPPFLAGS)
 
-	SPL_AC_DEBUG
-	SPL_AC_DEBUG_KMEM
-	SPL_AC_DEBUG_KMEM_TRACKING
 	SPL_AC_TEST_MODULE
 	SPL_AC_ATOMIC_SPINLOCK
 	SPL_AC_SHRINKER_CALLBACK
@@ -228,7 +225,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_RPM], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([$HAVE_RPMBUILD])
 	])
 
-	RPM_DEFINE_COMMON='--define "$(DEBUG_SPL) 1" --define "$(DEBUG_KMEM) 1" --define "$(DEBUG_KMEM_TRACKING) 1"'
+	RPM_DEFINE_COMMON='--define "$(DEBUG_SPL) 1"'
+	RPM_DEFINE_COMMON+=' --define "$(DEBUG_KMEM) 1"'
+	RPM_DEFINE_COMMON+=' --define "$(DEBUG_KMEM_TRACKING) 1"'
 	RPM_DEFINE_UTIL=
 	RPM_DEFINE_KMOD='--define "kernels $(LINUX_VERSION)"'
 	RPM_DEFINE_KMOD+=' --define "_wrong_version_format_terminate_build 0"'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 59ee3ca0b..ab53879e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 SPL_AC_LICENSE
 SPL_AC_PACKAGE
 SPL_AC_CONFIG
+SPL_AC_DEBUG
+SPL_AC_DEBUG_KMEM
+SPL_AC_DEBUG_KMEM_TRACKING
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	Makefile