diff --git a/shell/.mkshrc b/shell/.mkshrc
index 7a1b6a29..89a9dcbe 100644
--- a/shell/.mkshrc
+++ b/shell/.mkshrc
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-# If not running interactively, don't do anything
-[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
 . $HOME/.profile
diff --git a/shell/.profile b/shell/.profile
index 332e31c5..8e479d31 100755
--- a/shell/.profile
+++ b/shell/.profile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # if not running interactively, bail
-test "$- != *i*" || exit
+case "$-" in
+*i*) ;;
+*) return;;
+esac
 
 # source everything
 for file in $HOME/.sh.d/*; do