1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/regress/cert-hostkey.sh b/regress/cert-hostkey.sh
index 1ae5d0bda..c23a41c68 100644
--- a/regress/cert-hostkey.sh
+++ b/regress/cert-hostkey.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tid="certified host keys"
 
 # used to disable ECC based tests on platforms without ECC
 ecdsa=""
-if "$TEST_SSH_ECC" = "yes"; then
+if test "x$TEST_SSH_ECC" = "xyes"; then
         ecdsa=ecdsa
 fi