diff --git a/devel/llvm-cheri/Makefile b/devel/llvm-cheri/Makefile
index 107e156aeb35..282f5c1bcfad 100644
--- a/devel/llvm-cheri/Makefile
+++ b/devel/llvm-cheri/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	brooks@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	LLVM and Clang with support for the CHERI architecture
 WWW?=		https://cheri-cpu.org
 
-.if !defined(LLVM_SUFFIX} || ${LLVM_SUFFIX} == "-morello"
+.if !defined(LLVM_SUFFIX) || ${LLVM_SUFFIX} == "-morello"
 # XXX: really (LLVM_MAJOR < 16), but it's not defined here
 LICENSE_FILE_BSD3CLAUSE=${LICENSE_DIR}/utils/unittest/googletest/LICENSE.TXT
 .endif