diff --git a/kdesvn-build-coverity b/kdesvn-build-coverity
index 11bc731..aed1fdf 100644
--- a/kdesvn-build-coverity
+++ b/kdesvn-build-coverity
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sub check_dbus_installed()
 {
     my $minVersion = '0.62';
 
-    my $result = system('pkg-config', '--exists', 'dbus-1', '>=', $minVersion);
+    my $result = system('pkg-config', '--exists', "dbus-1 >= $minVersion");
 
     return ($result >> 8) == 0;
 }