diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.config b/Shorewall/lib.config
index 6e645278d..7b5edc1ae 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.config
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.config
@@ -1838,12 +1838,10 @@ do_initialize() {
 	    [ -e "$IPTABLES" ] || startup_error "\$IPTABLES=$IPTABLES does not exist or is not executable"
 	fi
 
-	if $PROGRAM != compiler || $SHOREWALL_COMPILER = shell ; then
-	    f=$(find_file capabilities)
+	f=$(find_file capabilities)
 
-	    [ -f $f ] && . $f || determine_capabilities
-	fi
-    elif $PROGRAM != compiler || $SHOREWALL_COMPILER = shell ; then
+	[ -f $f ] && . $f || determine_capabilities
+    elif [ $PROGRAM != compiler -o $SHOREWALL_COMPILER = shell ] ; then
 	f=$(find_file capabilities)
 	[ -f $f ] && . $f || startup_error "The -e flag requires a capabilities file"
     fi