diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2d2eff41a..f748d002d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1397,9 +1397,10 @@ AC_SUBST(HAS_PARALLEL4,[$enable_parallel4])
 AC_SUBST(HAS_DISKLESS,[yes])
 AC_SUBST(HAS_MMAP,[$enable_mmap])
 AC_SUBST(HAS_JNA,[$enable_jna])
-AC_SUBST(RELAX_COORD_BOUND,[$enable_relax_coord_bound])
+AC_SUBST(RELAX_COORD_BOUND,[$enable_zero_length_coord_bound])
 AC_SUBST(HAS_ERANGE_FILL,[$enable_erange_fill])
 
+
 # Include some specifics for netcdf on windows.
 #AH_VERBATIM([_WIN32_STRICMP],
 AH_BOTTOM(
@@ -1466,6 +1467,7 @@ AX_SET_META([NC_HAS_PARALLEL],[$enable_parallel],[yes])
 AX_SET_META([NC_HAS_PARALLEL4],[$enable_parallel4],[yes])
 AX_SET_META([NC_HAS_CDF5],[$enable_cdf5],[yes])
 AX_SET_META([NC_HAS_ERANGE_FILL], [$enable_erange_fill],[yes])
+AX_SET_META([NC_RELAX_COORD_BOUND], [$enable_zero_length_coord_bound],[yes])
 
 # Automake says that this is always run in top_builddir
 # and that srcdir is defined (== top_srcdir)
diff --git a/include/netcdf_meta.h.in b/include/netcdf_meta.h.in
index 54a2ff0e3..6ad98f1d8 100644
--- a/include/netcdf_meta.h.in
+++ b/include/netcdf_meta.h.in
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@
 
 #define NC_HAS_CDF5      @NC_HAS_CDF5@  /*!< CDF5 support. */
 #define NC_HAS_ERANGE_FILL @NC_HAS_ERANGE_FILL@ /*!< ERANGE_FILL Support */
+#define NC_RELAX_COORD_BOUND @NC_RELAX_COORD_BOUND@ /*!< RELAX_COORD_BOUND */
 
 #endif