diff --git a/util/selftest.pl b/util/selftest.pl
index 1349f6ff3..83fd9f87b 100644
--- a/util/selftest.pl
+++ b/util/selftest.pl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (open(IN,"<Makefile.ssl")) {
 
 $cversion=`$cc -v 2>&1`;
 $cversion=`$cc -V 2>&1` if $cversion =~ "usage";
-$cversion=`cc -V |head -1` if $cversion =~ "Error";
+$cversion=`$cc -V |head -1` if $cversion =~ "Error";
 $cversion=`$cc --version` if $cversion eq "";
 $cversion =~ s/Reading specs.*\n//;
 $cversion =~ s/usage.*\n//;