diff --git a/scripts/makepkgs b/scripts/makepkgs
index f321d8e9..6df38254 100755
--- a/scripts/makepkgs
+++ b/scripts/makepkgs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ version = os.getenv("VERSION")
 if version is None:
     sys.stderr.write("Version not specified for release\n")
     sys.exit(1)
-if version[0] is "v":
+if version[0] == "v":
     # Strip the leading "v" from versioning
     version = version[1:]