diff --git a/make-includes/standard_rules.make b/make-includes/standard_rules.make
index 02e626c..dd2b5e1 100644
--- a/make-includes/standard_rules.make
+++ b/make-includes/standard_rules.make
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 #
 %.pdf: %.tex
 ifdef UNICODE
-	$(XELATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\newcommand{\LaTeXOptions}{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
-	$(XELATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\newcommand{\LaTeXOptions}{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
+	$(XELATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
+	$(XELATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
 else
-	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\newcommand{\LaTeXOptions}{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
-	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\newcommand{\LaTeXOptions}{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
+	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
+	$(PDFLATEX) --jobname=$(basename $<) '\def\LaTeXOptions{$(LATEX_OPTS)}\input{$<}'
 endif
 #
 # 2-up PDF from 1-up PDF.