diff --git a/dpdkbuild/Makefile b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
index 6a5b65389..37a72b26f 100644
--- a/dpdkbuild/Makefile
+++ b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ DPDK_DRIVERS += crypto/ipsec_mb
 DPDK_CFLAGS += -I$(IPSEC_MB_DIR)
 # Workaround for DPDK 22.07 and DPDK 22.11.1,
 # will be able to remove starting with DPDK 23.03.
-ifeq ($(shell grep "#define NO_COMPAT_IMB_API_053" $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/dpdk/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c), )
+ifeq ($(shell grep "define NO_COMPAT_IMB_API_053" $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/dpdk/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c), )
 DPDK_CFLAGS += -DNO_COMPAT_IMB_API_053
 endif
 DPDK_LDFLAGS += -L$(IPSEC_MB_DIR)