diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d272fcdc2..30b1e589a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ clean:
 
 # when your repo is getting a little stale... just make fresh
 fresh: clean get_vendor_deps install
-	@if [[ `git status -s` ]]; then echo; echo "Warning: uncommited changes"; git status -s; fi
+	@if [ "$(git status -s)" ]; then echo; echo "Warning: uncommited changes"; git status -s; fi
 
 .PHONY: all build install test test_cli test_unit get_vendor_deps build-docker clean fresh benchmark