diff --git a/install b/install
index 7b7e8d2e6250ecfb97fefe7ce398fec234e55b15..5c1fef8bffb5e4b06e2fbeb1ce67d34c657ea915 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ else
             LIBHILBERT_installed=1
         elif [ $conf_err -eq 211 ]; then
             echo "VCDEVEL not found try to install"
-            if [ $LIBHILBERT_installed -eq 1 ]; then
+            if [ $VCDEVEL_installed -eq 1 ]; then
                 echo "Error the installation of VCDEVEL failed"
                 exit 1
             fi