diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gamedef.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gamedef.cpp
index 1897228c7..2b0be79e7 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gamedef.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gamedef.cpp
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ int ConCompiler::parsecommand()
 			textptr++, i++;
 		}
 		parsebuffer.Push(0);
-		map->name = parsebuffer.Data();
+		map->name = FStringTable::MakeMacro(parsebuffer.Data());
 		return 0;
 	}
 	case concmd_definequote: