diff --git a/releng.control/promote.sh b/releng.control/promote.sh
index ee02642c16caae3ff2a501ca3dce7df92c505734..19a5f3cbc4a055d2c13446d03ca8a7efaf620bff 100755
--- a/releng.control/promote.sh
+++ b/releng.control/promote.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ then
     do 	
      rsync -${rsyncArgs} ${FROMDIR} ${TODIR}
      exitCode=$?
-     if [ ! ( exitCode == 0 ) ]
+     if [ exitCode != 0 ]
      then
 	     nTrys=$(( nTrys + 1 ))
 	     if [ $verboseFlag ]