diff --git a/payloads/external/GRUB2/Makefile b/payloads/external/GRUB2/Makefile
index bb7b5f8457..31b0f53b18 100644
--- a/payloads/external/GRUB2/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/GRUB2/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ checkout:
 	test -d $(project_dir) || git clone $(project_git_repo) $(project_dir)
 	git -C $(project_dir) fetch
 ifeq ($(shell test -d $(project_dir) && \
-       (git -C $(project_dir) status --ignored=no --untracked-files=no --porcelain),)
+       (git -C $(project_dir) status --ignored=no --untracked-files=no --porcelain)),)
 	git -C $(project_dir) checkout -f $(TAG-y)
 else
 	echo "WARNING: index/tree not clean, skipping update / force checkout."