diff --git a/scripts/get b/scripts/get
index e6084d4839..ad64ad19e5 100755
--- a/scripts/get
+++ b/scripts/get
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if [ -n "$PKG_URL" ]; then
     mkdir -p $SOURCES/$1
 
     if [ -f "$STAMP" ]; then
-      [ `cat $STAMP` = "$i" ] && continue
+      [ "`cat $STAMP`" = "$i" ] && continue
     fi
     DL="yes"