diff --git a/meta/classes/go.bbclass b/meta/classes/go.bbclass
index 16e46398b1..21b1a0271e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/go.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/go.bbclass
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ go_do_install() {
 	tar -C ${B} -cf - --exclude-vcs --exclude '*.test' --exclude 'testdata' pkg | \
 		tar -C ${D}${libdir}/go --no-same-owner -xf -
 
-	if [ -n "`ls ${B}/${GO_BUILD_BINDIR}/`" ]; then
+	if ls ${B}/${GO_BUILD_BINDIR}/* >/dev/null 2>/dev/null ; then
 		install -d ${D}${bindir}
 		install -m 0755 ${B}/${GO_BUILD_BINDIR}/* ${D}${bindir}/
 	fi