diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 08da5f7c..b648e2a0 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function __powerline_scm_prompt {
     elif [[ "${SCM_HG_CHAR}" == "${SCM_CHAR}" ]]; then
       scm_prompt+="${SCM_CHAR}${SCM_BRANCH}${SCM_STATE}"
     fi
-    echo "${scm_prompt}${scm}|${color}"
+    echo "$(eval "echo ${scm_prompt}")${scm}|${color}"
   fi
 }