diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b1eaa39ca..bc1f90784 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ deploy:
     skip_cleanup: true
     on:
       tags: true
-      condition: "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" && "$TRAVIS_CPU_ARCH" == "ppc64le"
+      condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "linux" && $TRAVIS_CPU_ARCH == "ppc64le"