diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/controllers/beaglebonetarget.py b/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/controllers/beaglebonetarget.py
index 53f454bc6a..0d148d7b4f 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/controllers/beaglebonetarget.py
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/controllers/beaglebonetarget.py
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ class BeagleBoneTarget(MasterImageHardwareTarget):
                 'mount -L testrootfs /mnt/testrootfs',
                 'rm -rf /mnt/testrootfs/*',
                 'tar xzvf ~/test-rootfs.tar.gz -C /mnt/testrootfs',
-                '[ ! -e /mnt/testrootfs/boot/uImage ] && cp ~/test-kernel /mnt/testrootfs/boot/uImage',
+                '[ -e /mnt/testrootfs/boot/uImage ] || cp ~/test-kernel /mnt/testrootfs/boot/uImage',
                 ]
 
         for _, dtbfn in self.dtbs:
             # Kernel and dtb files may not be in the image, so copy them if not
-            self.deploy_cmds.append('[ ! -e /mnt/testrootfs/boot/{0} ] && cp ~/{0} /mnt/testrootfs/boot/'.format(dtbfn))
+            self.deploy_cmds.append('[ -e /mnt/testrootfs/boot/{0} ] || cp ~/{0} /mnt/testrootfs/boot/'.format(dtbfn))
 
         if not self.serialcontrol_cmd:
             bb.fatal("This TEST_TARGET needs a TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD defined in local.conf.")