diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index 903ffa6eaf..31c2c8eade 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ do_install() {
 	unset CFLAGS
 	oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} install
 	# we are checking for this make target to be compatible with older perf versions
-	if [ "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-scripting', 1, 0, d)}" = "1" -a $(grep install-python_ext ${S}/tools/perf/Makefile) = "0"]; then
+	if [ "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-scripting', 1, 0, d)}" = "1" -a $(grep install-python_ext ${S}/tools/perf/Makefile) = "0" ]; then
 		oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} install-python_ext
 	fi
 }