diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67ef928cc..429c90ff1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ MKDIR ?= mkdir -p
 
 HAVE_COLORNEVER = $(shell echo a | egrep --color=never a > /dev/null 2> /dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
 EGREP_OPTIONS ?=
-ifeq ($HAVE_COLORNEVER, 1)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_COLORNEVER), 1)
 EGREP_OPTIONS += --color=never
 endif
 EGREP = egrep $(EGREP_OPTIONS)
diff --git a/lib/libzstd.mk b/lib/libzstd.mk
index df298d789..f9cfa6f2b 100644
--- a/lib/libzstd.mk
+++ b/lib/libzstd.mk
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ endif
 
 HAVE_COLORNEVER = $(shell echo a | grep --color=never a > /dev/null 2> /dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
 GREP_OPTIONS ?=
-ifeq ($HAVE_COLORNEVER, 1)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_COLORNEVER), 1)
   GREP_OPTIONS += --color=never
 endif
 GREP = grep $(GREP_OPTIONS)
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 3e705e84d..7a3d3e0d8 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(UNAME),Linux Darwin GNU/kFreeBSD GNU OpenBSD FreeBSD NetBSD D
 
 HAVE_COLORNEVER = $(shell echo a | egrep --color=never a > /dev/null 2> /dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
 EGREP_OPTIONS ?=
-ifeq ($HAVE_COLORNEVER, 1)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_COLORNEVER), 1)
   EGREP_OPTIONS += --color=never
 endif
 EGREP = egrep $(EGREP_OPTIONS)