diff --git a/helix.sh b/helix.sh
index 0833bf6..742bfd2 100644
--- a/helix.sh
+++ b/helix.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ "$USER" == "root" ]
+if [ "$USER" = "root" ]
 then
   HELIX_RUNTIME=/usr/lib64/helix/runtime exec /usr/lib64/helix/hx "$@"
 else