diff --git a/Shorewall/Macros/macro.NFLOG b/Shorewall/Macros/macro.NFLOG
index f4307a2eb..deb25c855 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Macros/macro.NFLOG
+++ b/Shorewall/Macros/macro.NFLOG
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 #				PORT(S)	PORT(S)	LIMIT	GROUP
 
 FORMAT 2
-LOG&
+LOG:&
diff --git a/Shorewall/Macros/macro.ULOG b/Shorewall/Macros/macro.ULOG
index f082c016f..e79379755 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Macros/macro.ULOG
+++ b/Shorewall/Macros/macro.ULOG
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 #				PORT(S)	PORT(S)	LIMIT	GROUP
 
 FORMAT 2
-LOG&
+LOG:&
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index a076b2164..117fef884 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -1590,9 +1590,9 @@ sub process_macro ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$) {
 
 	if ( $mtarget =~ s/&$// ) {
 	    if ( supplied $param ) {
-		$mtarget = "$mtarget:$macro($param)";
+		$mtarget = "${mtarget}${macro}($param)";
 	    } else {
-		$mtarget = "$mtarget:$macro";
+		$mtarget = "${mtarget}${macro}";
 	    }
 	}