diff --git a/IPython/config/profile/sympy/ipython_config.py b/IPython/config/profile/sympy/ipython_config.py
index fc07889..c5281b1 100644
--- a/IPython/config/profile/sympy/ipython_config.py
+++ b/IPython/config/profile/sympy/ipython_config.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ load_subconfig('ipython_config.py', profile='default')
 lines = """
 from __future__ import division
 from sympy import *
-x, y, z = symbols('xyz')
-k, m, n = symbols('kmn', integer=True)
+x, y, z = symbols('x,y,z')
+k, m, n = symbols('k,m,n', integer=True)
 f, g, h = map(Function, 'fgh')
 """