--- a/ext-sources/gnome-system-tools-network-admin.ksh	Wed Jul 09 14:41:59 2008 +0000
+++ b/ext-sources/gnome-system-tools-network-admin.ksh	Wed Jul 09 14:50:09 2008 +0000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 }
 
 _() {
-    if [ $LING = "C" -o $LING = "POSIX" ] ; then
+    if [ x"$LING" = x -o x"$LING" = x"C" -o x"$LING" = x"POSIX" ] ; then
         echo "$@"
     else
         gettext "$@"