--- a/rpm-spec-mode.el
+++ b/rpm-spec-mode.el
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
   :group 'rpm-spec)
 
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'rpm-completion-ignore-case 'rpm-spec-completion-ignore-case)
+  'rpm-completion-ignore-case 'rpm-spec-completion-ignore-case "")
 
 (defcustom rpm-spec-completion-ignore-case t
   "*Non-nil means that case differences are ignored during completion.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
   :group 'rpm-spec)
 
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'rpm-spec-test 'rpm-spec-nobuild)
+  'rpm-spec-test 'rpm-spec-nobuild "")
 
 (defcustom rpm-spec-nobuild nil
   "Do not execute any build stages.  Useful for testing out spec files."
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
   :group 'rpm-spec)
 
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'rpm-initialize-sections 'rpm-spec-initialize-sections)
+  'rpm-initialize-sections 'rpm-spec-initialize-sections "")
 
 (defcustom rpm-spec-initialize-sections t
   "Automatically add empty section headings to new spec files."
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
   :group 'rpm-spec)
 
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'rpm-insert-version 'rpm-spec-insert-changelog-version)
+  'rpm-insert-version 'rpm-spec-insert-changelog-version "")
 
 (defcustom rpm-spec-insert-changelog-version t
   "Automatically add version in a new change log entry."