diff --git a/parser/parser_variable.c b/parser/parser_variable.c
index 7250c0be9..d8f77f3b1 100644
--- a/parser/parser_variable.c
+++ b/parser/parser_variable.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int process_profile_variables(Profile *prof)
 	error = process_variables_in_name(*prof);
 
 	if (!error)
-		error = new_set_var(PROFILE_NAME_VARIABLE, prof->get_name(true).c_str());
+		error = new_set_var(PROFILE_NAME_VARIABLE, prof->get_name(false).c_str());
 
 	if (!error)
 		error = process_variables_in_entries(prof->entries);
diff --git a/parser/tst/equality.sh b/parser/tst/equality.sh
index 3beed2743..723c06d48 100755
--- a/parser/tst/equality.sh
+++ b/parser/tst/equality.sh
@@ -464,6 +464,30 @@ verify_binary_equality "change_profile == change_profile -> **" \
 		       "/t { change_profile /**, }" \
 		       "/t { change_profile /** -> **, }"
 
+verify_binary_equality "profile name is hname in rule" \
+	":ns:/hname { signal peer=/hname, }" \
+	":ns:/hname { signal peer=@{profile_name}, }"
+
+verify_binary_inequality "profile name is NOT fq name in rule" \
+	":ns:/hname { signal peer=:ns:/hname, }" \
+	":ns:/hname { signal peer=@{profile_name}, }"
+
+verify_binary_equality "profile name is hname in sub pofile rule" \
+	":ns:/hname { profile child { signal peer=/hname//child, } }" \
+	":ns:/hname { profile child { signal peer=@{profile_name}, } }"
+
+verify_binary_inequality "profile name is NOT fq name in sub profile rule" \
+	":ns:/hname { profile child { signal peer=:ns:/hname//child, } }" \
+	":ns:/hname { profile child { signal peer=@{profile_name}, } }"
+
+verify_binary_equality "profile name is hname in hat rule" \
+	":ns:/hname { ^child { signal peer=/hname//child, } }" \
+	":ns:/hname { ^child { signal peer=@{profile_name}, } }"
+
+verify_binary_inequality "profile name is NOT fq name in hat rule" \
+	":ns:/hname { ^child { signal peer=:ns:/hname//child, } }" \
+	":ns:/hname { ^child { signal peer=@{profile_name}, } }"
+
 if [ $fails -ne 0 -o $errors -ne 0 ]
 then
 	printf "ERRORS: %d\nFAILS: %d\n" $errors $fails 2>&1