diff --git a/scripts/feeds b/scripts/feeds
index 2c0baa6584245104572f3383f93eb2b8a8b0fa83..b1bdee597ea0f2e1a8c5da5553bd9064737cb949 100755
--- a/scripts/feeds
+++ b/scripts/feeds
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ chdir "$FindBin::Bin/..";
 $ENV{TOPDIR}=getcwd();
 $ENV{GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS}="'core.autocrlf=false'";
 
-my $mk=`which gmake`;	# select the right 'make' program
+my $mk=`which gmake 2>/dev/null`;	# select the right 'make' program
 chomp($mk);		# trim trailing newline
 $mk or $mk = "make";	# default to 'make'