diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 606e13893..9ddb21072 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ install:
 ################
 
 script: |
-  if [[ "${SPECIAL}" != "" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${SPECIAL}" == "" ]]; then
     # show OS/compiler version
     uname -a
     $CXX --version