diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b77174023..068640662 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if(APPLE)
   add_link_options(-stdlib=libc++)
 endif()
 
-if(${FORCE_COLORED_OUTPUT})
+if(FORCE_COLORED_OUTPUT)
   if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
     add_compile_options(-fdiagnostics-color=always)
   elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")