diff --git a/SCons/config.py b/SCons/config.py
index 42c60e6d..847e34cb 100644
--- a/SCons/config.py
+++ b/SCons/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ cfg.Add(
   )
 )
 
+cfg.Add(
+  (
+    'NSIS_VARS_SECTION',
+    'defines the name of the PE section containing the runtime variables',
+    '.ndata'
+  )
+)
+
 cfg.Add(
   BoolOption(
     'NSIS_CONFIG_UNINSTALL_SUPPORT',
@@ -426,6 +434,7 @@ def AddBoolDefine(define):
 AddValuedDefine('NSIS_MAX_STRLEN')
 AddValuedDefine('NSIS_MAX_INST_TYPES')
 AddValuedDefine('NSIS_DEFAULT_LANG')
+AddValuedDefine('NSIS_VARS_SECTION')
 
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_UNINSTALL_SUPPORT')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_LICENSEPAGE')
diff --git a/Source/build.cpp b/Source/build.cpp
index 2d96ddfa..c9241919 100644
--- a/Source/build.cpp
+++ b/Source/build.cpp
@@ -2372,9 +2372,9 @@ int CEXEBuild::write_output(void)
   VerifyDeclaredUserVarRefs(&m_UserVarNames);
   int MaxUserVars = m_UserVarNames.getnum();
   // -1 because the default size is 1
-  if (!res_editor->AddExtraVirtualSize2PESection(VARS_SECTION_NAME, (MaxUserVars - 1) * sizeof(NSIS_STRING)))
+  if (!res_editor->AddExtraVirtualSize2PESection(NSIS_VARS_SECTION, (MaxUserVars - 1) * sizeof(NSIS_STRING)))
   {
-    ERROR_MSG("Internal compiler error #12346: invalid exehead cannot find section \"%s\"!\n", VARS_SECTION_NAME);
+    ERROR_MSG("Internal compiler error #12346: invalid exehead cannot find section \"%s\"!\n", NSIS_VARS_SECTION);
     return PS_ERROR;
   }
 
diff --git a/Source/exehead/config.h b/Source/exehead/config.h
index 663bb44c..e0282f51 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/config.h
+++ b/Source/exehead/config.h
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@
   #define NSIS_DEFAULT_LANG 1033
 #endif
 
-#define VARS_SECTION_NAME ".ndata"
-
 typedef char NSIS_STRING[NSIS_MAX_STRLEN];
 
 #endif//!APSTUDIO_INVOKED
diff --git a/Source/exehead/util.c b/Source/exehead/util.c
index 79bb4d8a..ab17b554 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/util.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/util.c
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ char g_log_file[1024];
 // which result in extra memory for extra variables without code to do allocation :)
 // nsis then removes the "DISCARDABLE" style from section (for safe)
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#  pragma bss_seg(VARS_SECTION_NAME)
+#  pragma bss_seg(NSIS_VARS_SECTION)
 NSIS_STRING g_usrvars[1];
 #  pragma bss_seg()
-#  pragma comment(linker, "/section:" VARS_SECTION_NAME ",rwd")
+#  pragma comment(linker, "/section:" NSIS_VARS_SECTION ",rwd")
 #else
 #  ifdef __GNUC__
-NSIS_STRING g_usrvars[1] __attribute__((section (VARS_SECTION_NAME)));
+NSIS_STRING g_usrvars[1] __attribute__((section (NSIS_VARS_SECTION)));
 #  else
 #    error Unknown compiler. You must implement the seperate PE section yourself.
 #  endif