diff --git a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
index a66c9b09ba..d384fbd718 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function check_and_install_golang() {
 	if [[ $(go version) =~ (([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([\.0-9]*)) ]]
 	then
 		HOST_VERSION=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}	
-    if [ "$HOST_VERSION" = "$VERSION_TO_INSTALL" ]; then
+    if [ $HOST_VERSION = $VERSION_TO_INSTALL ]; then
       echo "go version on the host looks good : $HOST_VERSION"
     else
       echo "WARNING: expected go version to be $VERSION_TO_INSTALL but got $HOST_VERSION"