diff --git a/config b/config
index fe8108d43..56aad1d70 100755
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ esac
 # gcc < 2.8 does not support -mcpu=ultrasparc
 if [ "$OUT" = solaris-usparc-gcc ]
 then
- if [ `echo "$GCCVER" | sed 's/.*version //;s/\.//;s/\..*//'` -lt 28 ]
+ if [ `echo $GCCVER | sed 's/.*version //;s/\.//;s/\..*//'` -lt 28 ]
  then
   OUT=solaris-usparc-oldgcc
  fi