diff --git a/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-hardening b/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-hardening
index 162252f..dda43e6 100755
--- a/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-hardening
+++ b/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-hardening
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ set_file_perms() {
          continue
       fi
 
-      if ! [ -e "$fso" ]; then
+      if [ ! -e "$fso" ]; then
          echo "INFO: fso: '$fso' - does not exist. This is likely normal."
          continue
       fi