diff --git a/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in b/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in
index 818723fb..788faa9d 100644
--- a/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh.in
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ if [ "${CT_ONLY_DOWNLOAD}" != "y" -a "${CT_ONLY_EXTRACT}" != "y" ]; then
             # POSIX 1003.1-2008 does not say if "set -e" should catch a
             # sub-shell ending with !0. bash-3 does not, while bash-4 does,
             # so the following line is for bash-3; bash-4 would choke above.
-            [ $? -ne 0 ]
+            [ $? -eq 0 ]
             if [ "${CT_STOP}" = "${step}" ]; then
                 do_stop=1
             fi