diff --git a/src/Makevars b/src/Makevars
index d147226..a79380e 100755
--- a/src/Makevars
+++ b/src/Makevars
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PKG_LIBS = $(SHLIB_OPENMP_CXXFLAGS) $(LAPACK_LIBS) $(BLAS_LIBS) $(FLIBS)
 
 # strip debug symbols for smaller Linux binaries
 strippedLib: $(SHLIB)
-		if test -e "/usr/bin/strip" & test -e "/bin/uname" & [[ `uname` == "Linux" ]] ; \
+		@if [[ -e "/usr/bin/strip" && -e "/bin/uname" && $(shell uname) == "Linux" ]] ; \
         then /usr/bin/strip --strip-debug $(SHLIB); fi
 .phony: strippedLib