diff --git a/scripts/check-code-formatting b/scripts/check-code-formatting
index 86c2e64b22..1f79900917 100755
--- a/scripts/check-code-formatting
+++ b/scripts/check-code-formatting
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 readlink_bin='readlink'
 
-if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
   if ! [ -x "$(command -v greadlink)" ]; then
     echo 'Please install greadlink with Homebrew: brew install coreutils'
     exit 1