diff --git a/cmake/MapnikOption.cmake b/cmake/MapnikOption.cmake
index 9c0dcb57d..df965f281 100644
--- a/cmake/MapnikOption.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MapnikOption.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 macro(mapnik_option option_name option_description option_default_value)
     option(${option_name} "${option_description}" ${option_default_value})
-    add_feature_info(${option_name} ${${option_name}} "${option_description}")
+    add_feature_info(${option_name} ${option_name} "${option_description}")
 endmacro()