diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python3-3.6.3.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python3-3.6.3.recipe
index 52c065dcd..051bd8d51 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python3-3.6.3.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python3-3.6.3.recipe
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.t
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="cda7d967c9a4bfa52337cdf551bcc5cff026b6ac50a8834e568ce4a794ca81da"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
 PATCHES="python3-$portVersion.patchset"
-if [ $secondaryArchSuffix = _x86 ] ; then
+if [ "$secondaryArchSuffix" = _x86 ] ; then
 	PATCHES+="
 		python3_x86-$portVersion.patchset
 	"