diff --git a/bin/applyflags b/bin/applyflags
index 531c89a..afd3bfe 100755
--- a/bin/applyflags
+++ b/bin/applyflags
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ bindir=$1
 # optional to force another OOBUILDDIR in the split build
 builddir=$2
 
-if test "z$bindir" == "z"; then
+if test "z$bindir" = "z"; then
     echo "Serious error - requires path to bindir"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 cd $bindir
-source ./setup >& /dev/null
+. ./setup 2>&1 /dev/null
 
 SECTIONS="$OOO_ADDITIONAL_SECTIONS"