diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index e7a1d20..dd0dfc2 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 
 
 endef
+# The pound character "#"
+define pound
+#
+endef
 # Unfortunately you can't simply define backslash as \ or \\.
 backslash := \a
 backslash := $(patsubst %a,%,$(backslash))