diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/Makefile b/usr.bin/truss/Makefile
index a03e99020c6..c5b0d7acbf5 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 PROG=	truss
 SRCS=	main.c setup.c syscalls.c syscalls.h ioctl.c ${MACHINE_ARCH}-fbsd.c
-.if (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386")
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 SRCS+=	i386-linux.c linux_syscalls.h
 .endif