diff --git a/m4/check-package.m4 b/m4/check-package.m4
index 3330f3d1b0a43772c4826db10d0b6a35bcbae172..241d3d25123e96c490b0eaf54aeeb2730ecdd080 100644
--- a/m4/check-package.m4
+++ b/m4/check-package.m4
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ AC_ARG_WITH($1-lib,
 	;;
     no) AC_MSG_ERROR("option \"--with-$1-lib\" requires an argument")
 	;;
-    *) $1_DIR=$withval
+    *) $1_LIB_PATH=$withval
 	;;
 esac],
-$1_DIR=$DEFAULT_LIBDIR)
+$1_LIB_PATH=$DEFAULT_LIBDIR)
 dnl
 dnl now for the header file
 dnl
@@ -50,22 +50,22 @@ AC_ARG_WITH($1-headers,
     *) $1_INCS=$withval
 	;;
 esac],
-$1_INCLUDES=$DEFAULT_INCDIR)
+$1_INCLUDE_PATH=$DEFAULT_INCDIR)
 dnl
 dnl now check if the library and header files exist
 dnl
 if test "$7" = "optional" ; then
   AC_CHECK_LIB($2, main,
-    [$1_LIB="-L$$1_DIR -l$2"],
+    [$1_LIB="-L$$1_LIB_PATH -l$2"],
     [$1_LIB=""
-     $1_DIR=""
-     $1_INCLUDES=""],
-    -L$$1_DIR $4)
+     $1_LIB_PATH=""
+     $1_INCLUDE_PATH=""],
+    -L$$1_LIB_PATH $4)
 else
   AC_CHECK_LIB($2, main,
-    [$1_LIB="-L$$1_DIR -l$2 $4"],
+    [$1_LIB="-L$$1_LIB_PATH -l$2 $4"],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([Library "lib$2" was not found])],
-    -L$$1_DIR $4)
+    -L$$1_LIB_PATH $4)
 fi
 if test "x$$1_LIB" = "x" ; then
 	:
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ else
   dnl  check for the header file
   dnl
   ac_$1_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-  CPPFLAGS="-I$$1_INCLUDES $CPPFLAGS"
+  CPPFLAGS="-I$$1_INCLUDE_PATH $CPPFLAGS"
   if test "$7" = "optional" ; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS($5,, [$1_LIB=""
-                           $1_DIR=""
-                           $1_INCLUDES=""])
+                           $1_LIB_PATH=""
+                           $1_INCLUDE_PATH=""])
   else
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS($5,, AC_MSG_ERROR([Header file "$5" was not found]))
   fi
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ else
     AC_DEFINE(m4_toupper([HAVE_LIB$2]), 1, Define to 1 if you have lib$2)
   fi
 fi
-AC_SUBST($1_INCLUDES)
-AC_SUBST($1_DIR)
+AC_SUBST($1_INCLUDE_PATH)
+AC_SUBST($1_LIB_PATH)
 AC_SUBST($1_LIB)
 ])