diff --git a/src/ucm/parser.c b/src/ucm/parser.c
index 98acd97e..7da8060a 100644
--- a/src/ucm/parser.c
+++ b/src/ucm/parser.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int evaluate_macro1(snd_use_case_mgr_t *uc_mgr,
 	snd_config_iterator_t i, next;
 	snd_config_t *m, *mc, *a, *n;
 	const char *mid, *id;
-	char name[128], *var;
+	char name[128], *var, *var2;
 	const char *s;
 	int err;
 
@@ -449,9 +449,13 @@ static int evaluate_macro1(snd_use_case_mgr_t *uc_mgr,
 		err = snd_config_get_ascii(n, &var);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto __err_path;
-		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "__%s", id);
-		err = uc_mgr_set_variable(uc_mgr, name, var);
+		err = uc_mgr_get_substituted_value(uc_mgr, &var2, var);
 		free(var);
+		if (err >= 0) {
+			snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "__%s", id);
+			err = uc_mgr_set_variable(uc_mgr, name, var2);
+			free(var2);
+		}
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto __err_path;
 	}