diff --git a/v2/tools/gcc.jam b/v2/tools/gcc.jam
index de66d4cd7..0aac37821 100644
--- a/v2/tools/gcc.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <profiling>on : -pg ;
 # But we'll solve that problem when it's time. In that case
 # we'll just add another parameter to 'init' and move this login
 # inside 'init'.
-if [ os.path ] != CYGWIN
+if [ os.name ] != CYGWIN
 {        
     flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <link>shared/<main-target-type>LIB : -fPIC ;
 }