diff --git a/ghc/driver/Makefile b/ghc/driver/Makefile
index 19671f943099b39e9a028320124668743de8d446..715770a711d42e39c802af084e78e9fb94646ba9 100644
--- a/ghc/driver/Makefile
+++ b/ghc/driver/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.39 2000/06/30 09:45:16 simonmar Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.40 2000/06/30 09:46:04 simonmar Exp $
 #
 
 TOP=..
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifeq "$(GhcWithHscBuiltViaC)" "YES"
 HC=$(GHC_INPLACE)
 endif
 
-ghc_406_at_least = $(shell expr "$(GhcMinVersion)" \> 6)
+ghc_406_at_least = $(shell expr "$(GhcMinVersion)" \>= 6)
 ifeq "$(ghc_406_at_least)" "1"
 SRC_HC_OPTS += -fglasgow-exts -cpp -package concurrent -package posix -package text
 else