diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/xHRM b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/xHRM
index a4cb41592..d85549cdb 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/xHRM
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/xHRM
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ elif [ "bridgeprereq" = "$1" ]; then
         nwdir="/etc/network/interfaces.d"
         isDebian=1
         getcap /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 | grep cap_net_admin
-        if [ $? ne 0 ];then
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
             setcap cap_net_admin=ei /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
         fi
     else