diff --git a/cgit.spec b/cgit.spec
index e72e9cc..b218dca 100644
--- a/cgit.spec
+++ b/cgit.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 %endif
 
 # The highlight package is only available in EL7+ on ppc64le and x86_64
-%if 0%{?rhel} >= 7 && ! ( %{_arch} == ppc64le || %{_arch} == x86_64 )
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 7 && ! ( "%{_arch}" == "ppc64le" || "%{_arch}" == "x86_64" )
 %bcond_with     highlight
 %else
 %bcond_without  highlight