diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 3bf5deab..29d1f6d6 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ define increase_build_number
 	if [ "$(CHECK_CVS_SYNC_BEFORE_RPM_RELEASE)" = true ]; then \
 		$(check_cvs_sync) ;\
 	fi ;\
-	if [ "$(LAST_RPM_VERSION)" != $(RPM_VERSION) ]; then \
-		echo "+ no need to increase build number of $(RPM_VERSION), last rpm has $(LAST_RPM_VERSION)" ;\ 
+	if [ "$(LAST_RPM_VERSION)" != "$(RPM_VERSION)" ]; then \
+		echo "+ no need to increase build number of $(RPM_VERSION), last rpm has $(LAST_RPM_VERSION)" ;\
 		exit 0 ;\
 	fi ;\
 	echo -n "+ increasing build number to " ;\