diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebd91ff1ab2957efe81b363a580b4b184377e1c3..e089b03f567d9b4b180f27a5fa5ff9c0ae866729 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ build-dep: build-dep/opam phony
 	@BUILD_DEP_PACKAGE="$$(egrep "^name:" build-dep/opam | sed 's/^name: *"\(.*\)" */\1/')"; \
 	  echo "# Pinning build-dep package." && \
 	  opam pin add -k path $(OPAMFLAGS) "$$BUILD_DEP_PACKAGE".dev build-dep && \
-	  (! opam --version | grep "^1\." > /dev/null) || ( \
+	  ((! opam --version | grep "^1\." > /dev/null) || ( \
 	    echo "# Reinstalling build-dep package." && \
 	    opam reinstall $(OPAMFLAGS) "$$BUILD_DEP_PACKAGE" \
-	  )
+	  ))
 
 # Some files that do *not* need to be forwarded to Makefile.coq
 Makefile: ;