diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cfbd2a096f..89644f2249 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20644,6 +20644,6 @@ 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 67e738d92b..c7322e292c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2533,6 +2533,6 @@ 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