diff --git a/src/make.tcl b/src/make.tcl
index 6c94a68c..7a4fddc3 100644
--- a/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/make.tcl
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ foreach runtime [dict keys $runtime_vfs_map] {
     }
 
     #invoke can fail if runtime not an executable file for the current platform
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtime] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtime] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ foreach  runtimefile $runtimes {
     }
     #----------------------
 
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl
index 6c94a68c..7a4fddc3 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ foreach runtime [dict keys $runtime_vfs_map] {
     }
 
     #invoke can fail if runtime not an executable file for the current platform
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtime] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtime] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ foreach  runtimefile $runtimes {
     }
     #----------------------
 
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl
index 6c94a68c..7a4fddc3 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ foreach runtime [dict keys $runtime_vfs_map] {
     }
 
     #invoke can fail if runtime not an executable file for the current platform
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtime] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtime] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ foreach  runtimefile $runtimes {
     }
     #----------------------
 
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl
index 6c94a68c..7a4fddc3 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ foreach runtime [dict keys $runtime_vfs_map] {
     }
 
     #invoke can fail if runtime not an executable file for the current platform
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtime] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtime] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ foreach  runtimefile $runtimes {
     }
     #----------------------
 
-    if {![file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] eq "directory"} {
+    if {[file type $rtfolder/$runtimefile] ne "directory"} {
         #assume it's a mounted tclkit (because tcl kits mount in same place as their underlying path and mask the executable)
         #use the BUILDCOPY created above - REVIEW
         if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {