diff --git a/spacemacs/packages.el b/spacemacs/packages.el
index 981fd73f1..a63caf824 100644
--- a/spacemacs/packages.el
+++ b/spacemacs/packages.el
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@ Example: (evil-map visual \"<\" \"<gv\")"
         while falling back to `evil-lookup'"
         (interactive)
         (condition-case nil
-            (execute-kbd-macro (listify-key-sequence
-                                (concat dotspacemacs-leader-key "mhh")))
+            (execute-kbd-macro (kbd (concat dotspacemacs-leader-key " mhh")))
           (error (evil-lookup))))
       (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "K") 'spacemacs/evil-smart-doc-lookup)
 
@@ -696,8 +695,7 @@ Example: (evil-map visual \"<\" \"<gv\")"
         while falling back to `evil-goto-definition'"
         (interactive)
         (condition-case nil
-            (execute-kbd-macro (listify-key-sequence
-                                (concat dotspacemacs-leader-key "mgg")))
+            (execute-kbd-macro (kbd (concat dotspacemacs-leader-key " mgg")))
           (error (evil-goto-definition))))
       (define-key evil-normal-state-map
         (kbd "gd") 'spacemacs/evil-smart-goto-definition)