diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 00928465b0..a3f4e61456 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ if [ -n "$floppy" ]; then
 fi
 
 # BeOS
-if [ "${platform}" == "BeOS" ] ; then
+if [ "${platform}" = "BeOS" ] ; then
 	standard_gcc_settings
 
 # Linux
-else if [ "${platform}" == "Linux" ] ; then
+else if [ "${platform}" = "Linux" ] ; then
 	standard_gcc_settings
 
 # Unknown platform