diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index a6aaf40b0..67d3224c8 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ cmd_status()
 	do
 		name=$(module_name "$path") || exit
 		url=$(git config submodule."$name".url)
-		if test -z "url" || ! test -d "$path"/.git
+		if test -z "$url" || ! test -d "$path"/.git
 		then
 			say "-$sha1 $path"
 			continue;