diff --git a/mythtv/configure b/mythtv/configure
index 331fa02d149..8a30890c3a9 100755
--- a/mythtv/configure
+++ b/mythtv/configure
@@ -6789,7 +6789,7 @@ fi
 # incompatible function pointer waring has been promoted to an error.
 # Demoting it back to a warning allows the builds to work again.
 # https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2023-March/307515.html
-if test $target_os == "freebsd" &&
+if test $target_os = "freebsd" &&
 	enabled clangxx &&
 	test $clangxx_major -ge 16; then
    ffmpeg_extra_cflags="$ffmpeg_extra_cflags -Wno-error=incompatible-function-pointer-types"