diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 91a83c9d..3336e17a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ celery==3.1.23
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_compressor == "y" %}
-rcssmin==1.0.6 {% if cookiecutter.windows %}--install-option="--without-c-extensions"{% endif %}
+rcssmin==1.0.6 {% if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' %}--install-option="--without-c-extensions"{% endif %}
 django-compressor==2.1
 {% endif %}