diff --git a/src/PGF/Macros.hs b/src/PGF/Macros.hs
index 839c781e3..af25de025 100644
--- a/src/PGF/Macros.hs
+++ b/src/PGF/Macros.hs
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ isLiteralCat = (`elem` [cidString, cidFloat, cidInt, cidVar])
 cidString = mkCId "String"
 cidInt    = mkCId "Int"
 cidFloat  = mkCId "Float"
-cidVar    = mkCId "#Var"
+cidVar    = mkCId "__gfVar"