diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index f3b331a877..313163576f 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@ static int ring_entry(struct queue_ent *qe, struct callattempt *tmp, int *busies
 	int status;
 	char tech[256];
 	char *location;
+	const char *macrocontext, *macroexten;
 
 	/* on entry here, we know that tmp->chan == NULL */
 	if (qe->parent->wrapuptime && (time(NULL) - tmp->lastcall < qe->parent->wrapuptime)) {
@@ -1865,14 +1866,18 @@ static int ring_entry(struct queue_ent *qe, struct callattempt *tmp, int *busies
 	tmp->chan->adsicpe = qe->chan->adsicpe;
 
 	/* Inherit context and extension */
-	if (!ast_strlen_zero(qe->chan->macrocontext))
-		ast_copy_string(tmp->chan->dialcontext, qe->chan->macrocontext, sizeof(tmp->chan->dialcontext));
+	ast_channel_lock(qe->chan);
+	macrocontext = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(qe->chan, "MACRO_CONTEXT");
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(macrocontext))
+		ast_copy_string(tmp->chan->dialcontext, macrocontext, sizeof(tmp->chan->dialcontext));
 	else
 		ast_copy_string(tmp->chan->dialcontext, qe->chan->context, sizeof(tmp->chan->dialcontext));
-	if (!ast_strlen_zero(qe->chan->macroexten))
-		ast_copy_string(tmp->chan->exten, qe->chan->macroexten, sizeof(tmp->chan->exten));
+	macroexten = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(qe->chan, "MACRO_EXTEN");
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(macroexten))
+		ast_copy_string(tmp->chan->exten, macroexten, sizeof(tmp->chan->exten));
 	else
 		ast_copy_string(tmp->chan->exten, qe->chan->exten, sizeof(tmp->chan->exten));
+	ast_channel_unlock(qe->chan);
 
 	/* Place the call, but don't wait on the answer */
 	if ((res = ast_call(tmp->chan, location, 0))) {