diff --git a/make/platform.mk b/make/platform.mk
index 7a8f2fe8..cd4a40f0 100644
--- a/make/platform.mk
+++ b/make/platform.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ifndef ($(TARGET))
+ifndef TARGET
 ifneq ($(findstring mingw,$(shell pwd)),)
 TARGET                 = mingw
 endif