diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 375a8b7dbc..0d29e35c20 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20827,6 +20827,6 @@ fi
 
 # Ensure that any meson build directories would reconfigure and see that
 # there's a conflicting in-tree build and can error out.
-if test "$vpath_build"="no"; then
+if test "$vpath_build" = "no"; then
   touch meson.build
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aed940410c..ee4e3e2b66 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2500,6 +2500,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT
 
 # Ensure that any meson build directories would reconfigure and see that
 # there's a conflicting in-tree build and can error out.
-if test "$vpath_build"="no"; then
+if test "$vpath_build" = "no"; then
   touch meson.build
 fi