diff --git a/pbuilder-dist b/pbuilder-dist
index c30f503..d4230d9 100755
--- a/pbuilder-dist
+++ b/pbuilder-dist
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ case $OPERATION in
       PROCEED=true
       ;;
 esac
-if ( $PROCEED == true ) then
+if [ $PROCEED = true ]; then
    shift 
    if [ ! -d $BASE_DIR/${DISTRIBUTION}_result ]
    then mkdir -p $BASE_DIR/${DISTRIBUTION}_result/