diff --git a/src/bin/pg_rewind/RewindTest.pm b/src/bin/pg_rewind/RewindTest.pm
index 0f8f4ca7ce0ed1f6f0512c883ba170a731f29b88..2f8770b4efa61d9f925c15934a0c5d0d42fa5abf 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_rewind/RewindTest.pm
+++ b/src/bin/pg_rewind/RewindTest.pm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ sub run_pg_rewind
 	# overwritten during the rewind.
 	copy("$test_master_datadir/postgresql.conf", "$testroot/master-postgresql.conf.tmp");
 	# Now run pg_rewind
-	if ($test_mode == "local")
+	if ($test_mode eq "local")
 	{
 		# Do rewind using a local pgdata as source
 		# Stop the master and be ready to perform the rewind
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ sub run_pg_rewind
 				'>>', $log_path, '2>&1');
 		ok ($result, 'pg_rewind local');
 	}
-	elsif ($test_mode == "remote")
+	elsif ($test_mode eq "remote")
 	{
 		# Do rewind using a remote connection as source
 		my $result =