diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 65cf25b95d..8b92e8a89c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_X86),y)
 INITCFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -I$(src)/include/arch/x86 -I$(src)/include \
 		-fno-builtin
 
-SILENT := &> /dev/null
+SILENT := >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 #
 # Build the ROM Image / LAR archive
diff --git a/util/dtc/Makefile b/util/dtc/Makefile
index 134b006472..461578ab47 100644
--- a/util/dtc/Makefile
+++ b/util/dtc/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ftdump:	ftdump.o
 $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.c $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.h: $(src)/util/dtc/dtc-parser.y
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/dtc
 	$(Q)printf "  BISON   $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(Q)cd $(obj)/util/dtc; $(BISON) -d $< 2> $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc.bison.stderr.out > $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc.bison.out
+	$(Q)cd $(obj)/util/dtc; $(BISON) -d $< > $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc.bison.out 2>&1
 
 $(obj)/util/dtc/lex.yy.c: $(src)/util/dtc/dtc-lexer.l
 	$(Q)cd $(obj)/util/dtc; $(LEX) $<