diff --git a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala
index e9fb207d8..81d3be06f 100644
--- a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala
+++ b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ object KListBuilder extends TupleBuilder
 		val kconsTC: Type = kconsTpe.typeConstructor
 
 		/** This is the L in the type function [L[x]] ...  */
-		val tcVariable: TypeSymbol = newTCVariable(NoSymbol)
+		val tcVariable: TypeSymbol = newTCVariable(util.initialOwner)
 
 		/** Instantiates KCons[h, t <: KList[L], L], where L is the type constructor variable */
 		def kconsType(h: Type, t: Type): Type =
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ object KListBuilder extends TupleBuilder
 		val alistInstance: ctx.universe.Tree = TypeApply(select(Ident(alist), "klist"), TypeTree(representationC) :: Nil)
 		def extract(param: ValDef) = bindKList(param, Nil, inputs.map(_.local))
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala
index 89fe31792..871932b20 100644
--- a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala
+++ b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object TupleNBuilder extends TupleBuilder
 
 		val ctx: c.type = c
 		val representationC: PolyType = {
-			val tcVariable: Symbol = newTCVariable(NoSymbol)
+			val tcVariable: Symbol = newTCVariable(util.initialOwner)
 			val tupleTypeArgs = inputs.map(in => typeRef(NoPrefix, tcVariable, in.tpe :: Nil).asInstanceOf[global.Type])
 			val tuple = global.definitions.tupleType(tupleTypeArgs)
 			PolyType(tcVariable :: Nil, tuple.asInstanceOf[Type] )