diff --git a/kdesvn-build b/kdesvn-build
index fe0a975..2ab48f0 100755
--- a/kdesvn-build
+++ b/kdesvn-build
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ sub safe_make (@)
         print "\t$description...\n";
     }
 
-    push @dirs, "" unless scalar @dirs;
+    push (@dirs, "") unless scalar @dirs;
     while (my $subdir = shift @dirs)
     {
         my $subdir = shift @dirs;