diff --git a/src/babashka/utils.clj b/src/babashka/utils.clj
index 3ca6bc54..c1880b7f 100644
--- a/src/babashka/utils.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/utils.clj
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 (defmacro if-graal [then else]
   (if (resolve 'babashka.impl.Graal)
-    ~then
-    ~else))
+    then
+    else))
 
 (defn set-env [name value]
   (if-graal