diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/bin/lpgcc b/payloads/libpayload/bin/lpgcc
index a555bcbc48..d54669a48a 100755
--- a/payloads/libpayload/bin/lpgcc
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/bin/lpgcc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ## SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 # GCC wrapper for libpayload
-if [ -z "${V}" ] && [ "${V}" = 1 ]; then
+if [ "${V}" = "1" ]; then
 	DEBUGME=1
 else
 	DEBUGME=0