diff --git a/test/Modules/version_cmp-cmake_t b/test/Modules/version_cmp-cmake_t
index 1a16a003..7950f24a 100755
--- a/test/Modules/version_cmp-cmake_t
+++ b/test/Modules/version_cmp-cmake_t
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sub compare_or_show {
 } ## end sub compare_or_show
 my $cmdir = abs_path(File::Spec->catfile($_mydir, q(..), q(..), 'Modules'));
 my $ans_cache = {};
-my $_FLIP_OPERANDS => -1;
+my $_FLIP_OPERANDS = -1;
 
 
 sub cmake_version_cmp {