diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 1b366c44b9..da964dc992 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ INSTALLSUCKS=no
 ACLOCAL_ARGS="-I m4 ${ACLOCAL_ARGS}"
 
 # Check for contrib directory
-if then
+if test -d extras/contrib/bin; then
   export PATH="`pwd`/extras/contrib/bin:$PATH"
   if test -d extras/contrib/share/aclocal; then
     ACLOCAL_ARGS="${ACLOCAL_ARGS} -I extras/contrib/share/aclocal"