diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 00598d59..248f95fd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function makeMakefile()
 ttyponies:
 	mkdir -p "ttyponies"
 	for pony in \$\$(ls --color=no "ponies/"); do                                                       \\
-	    if [ 1 "\$\$pony" = '.info' ]; then                                                             \\
+	    if [ ! "\$\$pony" = '.info' ]; then                                                             \\
 	        echo "building ttypony: \$\$pony"                                                          ;\\
 	        if [ "\`readlink "ponies/\$\$pony"\`" = '' ]; then                                          \\
 	            ponysay2ttyponysay < "ponies/\$\$pony" | tty2colourfultty -c 1 > "ttyponies/\$\$pony"  ;\\
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ttyponies:
 	done
 	mkdir -p "extrattyponies"
 	for pony in \$\$(ls --color=no "extraponies/"); do                                                            \\
-	    if [ 1 "\$\$pony" = '.info' ]; then                                                                       \\
+	    if [ ! "\$\$pony" = '.info' ]; then                                                                       \\
 	        echo "building extrattypony: \$\$pony"                                                               ;\\
 	        if [ "\`readlink "extraponies/\$\$pony"\`" = '' ]; then                                               \\
 	            ponysay2ttyponysay < "extraponies/\$\$pony" | tty2colourfultty -c 1 > "extrattyponies/\$\$pony"  ;\\