diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b86f8fe70..ef02f71f7 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ install:
 	$(PYTHON) scons/scons.py -j$(JOBS) --config=cache --implicit-cache --max-drift=1 install
 
 python:
-	if [[ ! -d ./bindings/python ]]; then git clone git@github.com:mapnik/python-mapnik.git --recursive ./bindings/python; else (cd bindings/python && git pull && git submodule update --init); fi;
+	if [ ! -d ./bindings/python ]; then git clone git@github.com:mapnik/python-mapnik.git --recursive ./bindings/python; else (cd bindings/python && git pull && git submodule update --init); fi;
 	make
 	python bindings/python/test/visual.py -q