diff --git a/uncore_perf_plugin.c b/uncore_perf_plugin.c
index 35d6998..0a2d76a 100644
--- a/uncore_perf_plugin.c
+++ b/uncore_perf_plugin.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ char* env(const char* name)
     int name_len = strlen(name);
     int scorep_len = strlen("SCOREP_METRIC_");
     char* scorep_name = malloc((name_len + scorep_len) * sizeof(char));
+    sprintf(scorep_name, "%s%s", "SCOREP_METRIC_", name);
     char* ret = getenv(scorep_name);
     if (ret == NULL)
     {