diff --git a/install b/install
index 7b492853dc706ecbd5ca578324f81360e8137279..19b9a2aac5d4f7083afa6c3549d59b6852026f70 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ discover_os
 
 ## Remove old dependencies and installations
 
-if [ x"$i_dir" == x" " ]; then
+if [ x"$i_dir" == x"" ]; then
  i_dir="$HOME"
 fi