diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b98943a..ea5f0be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
 ifdef CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO
 	localver-extra = $(scm-identifier)
 else
-	ifneq ($scm-identifier,)
+	ifneq ($(scm-identifier),)
 		ifeq ($(LOCALVERSION),)
 			localver-extra = +
 		endif