diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da4b8b3718..2b2731fd44 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ endif
 
 DEFINES = -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DHAVE_SCREENSHOTS
 
-ifneq ($(GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR), )
+ifeq ($(GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR),)
    GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR = /etc
 endif
 DEFINES += -DGLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR='"$(GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR)"'