diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 725af7568d3..02a2c12d820 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ EVENT2_CHECK_CMD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o /dev/null test/build/event2.c
 OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o /dev/null test/build/openssl-alpn.c -levent $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE)
 ZLIB_CHECK_CMD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o /dev/null test/build/event2.c -levent $(LDFLAGS)
 
-HAS_SYSTEM_EVENT2 = $(shell $(EVENT2_CHECK_CMD) >& /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
-HAS_SYSTEM_OPENSSL_ALPN = $(shell $(OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD) >& /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
-HAS_SYSTEM_ZLIB = $(shell $(ZLIB_CHECK_CMD) >& /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+HAS_SYSTEM_EVENT2 = $(shell $(EVENT2_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+HAS_SYSTEM_OPENSSL_ALPN = $(shell $(OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+HAS_SYSTEM_ZLIB = $(shell $(ZLIB_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 
 ifeq ($(wildcard third_party/libevent/include/event2/event.h),)
 HAS_EMBEDDED_EVENT2 = false
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 17d2abc25ee..2a413440133 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ EVENT2_CHECK_CMD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o /dev/null test/build/event2.c
 OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o /dev/null test/build/openssl-alpn.c -levent $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE)
 ZLIB_CHECK_CMD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o /dev/null test/build/event2.c -levent $(LDFLAGS)
 
-HAS_SYSTEM_EVENT2 = $(shell $(EVENT2_CHECK_CMD) >& /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
-HAS_SYSTEM_OPENSSL_ALPN = $(shell $(OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD) >& /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
-HAS_SYSTEM_ZLIB = $(shell $(ZLIB_CHECK_CMD) >& /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+HAS_SYSTEM_EVENT2 = $(shell $(EVENT2_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+HAS_SYSTEM_OPENSSL_ALPN = $(shell $(OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+HAS_SYSTEM_ZLIB = $(shell $(ZLIB_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 
 ifeq ($(wildcard third_party/libevent/include/event2/event.h),)
 HAS_EMBEDDED_EVENT2 = false