diff --git a/scripts/autoreconf b/scripts/autoreconf
index 2fad4e9ecf..31033723fb 100755
--- a/scripts/autoreconf
+++ b/scripts/autoreconf
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
 RECONF_DIR="${3}"
 
-if [ ! -f "${RECONF_DIR}/configure.in" \
-  -a ! -f "${RECONF_DIR}/configure.ac" ]; then
+if [ ! -f "${RECONF_DIR}/configure.in" ] && [ ! -f "${RECONF_DIR}/configure.ac" ]; then
   die "configure.in or configure.ac not found"
 fi