diff --git a/build/scripts/build_haiku_image b/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
index b13d985df0..28ab70959e 100755
--- a/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
+++ b/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ downloadFile()
 	path=$2
 
 	if [ ! -f "$path" ]; then
-		if [ "$noDownloads" == "1" ]; then
+		if [ "$noDownloads" = "1" ]; then
 			echo "ERROR: Would need to download $url, but HAIKU_NO_DOWNLOADS "
 				"is set!"
 			exit 1