diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e3175fa7de..9cc741c678 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set (OPENMW_VERSION "${OPENMW_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR}.${OPENMW_VE
 # Debug suffix for plugins
 set(DEBUG_SUFFIX "")
 if (DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-    if (${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+    if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
         set(DEBUG_SUFFIX "_d")
     endif()
 endif()