diff --git a/app-admin/filebeat/files/filebeat.initd b/app-admin/filebeat/files/filebeat.initd
index da18022c20d75..01fccad2ea333 100644
--- a/app-admin/filebeat/files/filebeat.initd
+++ b/app-admin/filebeat/files/filebeat.initd
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ depend() {
 }
 
 checkconfig() {
-	if [[ ! -e ${FILEBEAT_CONFIG} ]]; then
+	if [ ! -e ${FILEBEAT_CONFIG} ]; then
 		eend "Please create a configuration file at ${FILEBEAT_CONFIG}"
 		return 1
 	fi