diff --git a/ssh-askpass b/ssh-askpass
index fd58c70..230122f 100644
--- a/ssh-askpass
+++ b/ssh-askpass
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ case "$SESSION" in
 	exec $GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS ${1+"$@"}
   ;;
   *)
-	[ -e GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS ] && exec $GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS ${1+"$@"}
+	[ -e $GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS ] && exec $GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS ${1+"$@"}
 	exec $KDE_SSH_ASKPASS ${1+"$@"}
   ;;
 esac