diff --git a/buildroot/share/git/mfinfo b/buildroot/share/git/mfinfo
index 3249473b8..aa4e96b80 100755
--- a/buildroot/share/git/mfinfo
+++ b/buildroot/share/git/mfinfo
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
   opt="$1" ; shift ; val="$1"
 
   IFS='=' read -a PARTS <<<"$opt"
-  [[ "${PARTS[1]}" != "" ]] && { HAS_EQUALS=1 ; opt="${PARTS[0]}" ; val="${PARTS[1]}" ; }
+  [[ "${PARTS[1]}" != "" ]] && { EQUALS=1 ; opt="${PARTS[0]}" ; val="${PARTS[1]}" ; }
 
   GOODVAL=1
   if [[ "$val" =~ ^-{1,2}.* || ! "$opt" =~ ^-{1,2}.* ]]; then
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
   fi
 
   case "$opt" in
-    -*|--*) MORE="$MORE$opt " ; [[ $HAS_EQUALS ]] && MORE="$MORE=$val" ;;
+    -*|--*) MORE="$MORE$opt " ; [[ $EQUALS == 1 ]] && MORE="$MORE=$val" ;;
        1|2) INDEX=$opt ;;
          *) BRANCH="$opt" ;;
   esac
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ esac
 
 [[ $BRANCH =~ ^[0-9]$ ]] && USAGE=1
 
-[[ $USAGE ]] && { echo "usage: `basename $0` [1|2] [branch]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ; }
+[[ $USAGE == 1 ]] && { echo "usage: `basename $0` [1|2] [branch]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ; }
 
 echo "$ORG $FORK $REPO $TARG $BRANCH $CURR $MORE"
diff --git a/buildroot/share/git/mfqp b/buildroot/share/git/mfqp
index efc76fb3e..7f950da59 100755
--- a/buildroot/share/git/mfqp
+++ b/buildroot/share/git/mfqp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ done
 
 [[ ${INFO[4]} =~ [0-9] ]] && USAGE=1
 
-[[ $USAGE ]] && { echo "usage: `basename $0` [-hq] [1|2]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ; }
+[[ $USAGE == 1 ]] && { echo "usage: `basename $0` [-hq] [1|2]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ; }
 
 git add .
 git commit -m "patch"
diff --git a/buildroot/share/git/mfrb b/buildroot/share/git/mfrb
index a3b4ce267..e09dd87cd 100755
--- a/buildroot/share/git/mfrb
+++ b/buildroot/share/git/mfrb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ while [ $IND -lt ${#INFO[@]} ]; do
   let IND+=1
 done
 
-[[ $USAGE ]] && { echo "usage: `basename $0` [1|2]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ; }
+[[ $USAGE == 1 ]] && { echo "usage: `basename $0` [1|2]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ; }
 
 # If the branch isn't currently the PR target
 if [[ $TARG != $CURR ]]; then