diff --git a/src/config.hpp.in b/src/config.hpp.in
index 5698abf9b..16ee5a43f 100644
--- a/src/config.hpp.in
+++ b/src/config.hpp.in
@@ -38,7 +38,5 @@
 #cmakedefine ENABLE_ROCRAND_BACKEND
 #cmakedefine ENABLE_ROCSOLVER_BACKEND
 #cmakedefine BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
-#cmakedefine REF_BLAS_LIBNAME "@REF_BLAS_LIBNAME@"
-#cmakedefine REF_CBLAS_LIBNAME "@REF_CBLAS_LIBNAME@"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/blas/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit_tests/blas/CMakeLists.txt
index 74034decb..442079833 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/blas/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/blas/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #===============================================================================
 
+# Add compile definitions for the reference libraries
+add_compile_definitions(
+  REF_BLAS_LIBNAME="${REF_BLAS_LIBNAME}"
+  REF_CBLAS_LIBNAME="${REF_CBLAS_LIBNAME}")
+
 add_subdirectory(level1)
 add_subdirectory(level2)
 add_subdirectory(level3)