diff --git a/test/lit.cfg b/test/lit.cfg
index dc37317ba95..f24a854dc7a 100644
--- a/test/lit.cfg
+++ b/test/lit.cfg
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ config.target_triple += lit.valgrindTriple
 
 # Provide a substition for those tests that need to run the jit to obtain data
 # but simply want use the currently considered most reliable jit for platform
-defaultIsMCJIT='true' if 'arm' in config.target_triple else 'false'
+if 'arm' in config.target_triple:
+    defaultIsMCJIT = 'true'
+else:
+    defaultIsMCJIT = 'false'
 config.substitutions.append( ('%defaultjit', '-use-mcjit='+defaultIsMCJIT) )
 
 # Process jit implementation option