diff --git a/src/CMake/config/prerm-azure.in b/src/CMake/config/prerm-azure.in
index 82ba2105659..6034839d6df 100755
--- a/src/CMake/config/prerm-azure.in
+++ b/src/CMake/config/prerm-azure.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # configuration of the components and hence we want to handle the configuration
 # in postinst script.
 
-DIR=@@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@@/xrt
+DIR=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/xrt
 
 #In case prerm is called after postinst on centos, make sure not to stop mpd
 awk -F= '$1=="ID" {print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"' | awk '{print tolower($1)}' | grep -Eq "^rhel|^centos"
diff --git a/src/CMake/config/prerm-container.in b/src/CMake/config/prerm-container.in
index c2685ac0025..2fec47e1328 100755
--- a/src/CMake/config/prerm-container.in
+++ b/src/CMake/config/prerm-container.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Remove mpd plugin"
-rm -rf @@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@@/xrt/lib/libmpd_plugin.so > /dev/null 2>&1
+rm -rf @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/xrt/lib/libmpd_plugin.so > /dev/null 2>&1
 systemctl disable mpd > /dev/null 2>&1
 systemctl stop mpd > /dev/null 2>&1
 
diff --git a/src/CMake/config/prerm.in b/src/CMake/config/prerm.in
index 88d34942c76..4a215c8f14b 100755
--- a/src/CMake/config/prerm.in
+++ b/src/CMake/config/prerm.in
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/msd.service
 rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/mpd.service
 systemctl daemon-reload
 # Remove config file for MSD as well
-@@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@@/xrt/bin/xbmgmt --legacy config --purge 2>&1 > /dev/null
+@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/xrt/bin/xbmgmt --legacy config --purge 2>&1 > /dev/null
 
 echo "Unloading old XRT Linux kernel modules"
 rmmod xocl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ rm -f /etc/dracut.conf.d/xocl.dracut.conf
 rm -f /etc/dracut.conf.d/xclmgmt.dracut.conf
 
 echo "Cleaning up python..."
-rm -f @@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@@/xrt/python/*.pyc
-rm -f @@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@@/xrt/test/*.pyc
+rm -f @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/xrt/python/*.pyc
+rm -f @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/xrt/test/*.pyc
 
 exit 0