diff --git a/matlab/dynare.m b/matlab/dynare.m
index cb82f0c0d8d4f86e5e5b4ea4821d6e355f0075b5..bda0104e06830806d31d95d91466857ffc158514 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare.m
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ end
 
 % Workaround for bug in Octave 3.2
 % See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550823
-if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION') && ~octave_ver_less_than('3.2.0') ...
-        && octave_ver_less_than('3.4.0')
+if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION') && octave_ver_less_than('3.4.0')
     sleep(2)
 end