diff --git a/test/options.cpp b/test/options.cpp
index 63db454c4..cb1488f90 100644
--- a/test/options.cpp
+++ b/test/options.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ options::options(int argc, const char* argv[])
 {
     _options.erase("-g");
     _options.erase("-q");
-    if (not _options.empty())
+    if (! _options.empty())
     {
         _which_test = *_options.rbegin();
     }