diff --git a/dev-scripts/svg_check.sh b/dev-scripts/svg_check.sh
index 963b7e575..220e43449 100755
--- a/dev-scripts/svg_check.sh
+++ b/dev-scripts/svg_check.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 found=0
 
-find resources -type f -name '*.svg' |
-while read svgfile; do
+while read -r svgfile; do
 	outfile="$svgfile.tmp"
 	node_modules/.bin/svgo --config .svgo.yml -i "$svgfile" -o "$outfile" -q
-	if [ $(wc -c < "$svgfile") -gt $(wc -c < "$outfile") ]; then
+	if [ "$(wc -c < "$svgfile")" -gt "$(wc -c < "$outfile")" ]; then
 		echo "File $svgfile is not compressed."
 		found=$((found + 1))
 	fi
 	rm "$outfile"
-done
+done < <(find resources -type f -name '*.svg')
 
 if [ $found -gt 0 ]; then
 	echo "Found $found uncompressed SVG files. Please compress the files and re-submit the patch."