diff --git a/get_version.sh b/get_version.sh
index 2b73fd3..6923362 100755
--- a/get_version.sh
+++ b/get_version.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ then
     VERSION=$(git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo "$MAJOR-git$(git show -s --pretty=format:%ci | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr -d '-').$(git show -s --pretty=format:%h)")$DIRTY
 else
     VERSION=$( (head -n 1 ChangeLog || head -n 1 ../ChangeLog) | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-    if [ "$VERSION" = "master" ]
+    if [ $VERSION = "master" ]
     then
         VERSION=$VERSION-$( (head -n 1 ChangeLog || head -n 1 ../ChangeLog) | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
     fi