diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12b876527bfbf370aba3bb01fd8ab4ca472c15e3..9f895ca7ca2afa89155ca65cc97ee86c3c236bc1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ zip:
 #==========================
 dist: dist-check
 build:
-	if [ ! python3 -m pytest --version ]; then python3 -m pip install --user pytest; fi
+	if ! python3 -m pytest --version; then python3 -m pip install --user pytest; fi
 	python3 -m pytest build.py
 	./build.py
 	sed -i "s/PKG_VERSION/$(VERSION)/g" zero-input.el