diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b47b3a..4ee82dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ ifeq ($(ENABLE_SSHD),YES)
 	$(inroot) /sbin/rc-update add sshd default
 endif
 	$(change_password)
-ifeq ($PRUNE_CRITICAL),YES)
+ifeq ($(PRUNE_CRITICAL),YES)
 	$(inroot) $(EMERGE) -C `cat $(CRITICAL)`
 endif