diff --git a/util/domd b/util/domd
index 6a628c7f9..95bb1b06e 100755
--- a/util/domd
+++ b/util/domd
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ if [ "$MAKEDEPEND" = "" ]; then MAKEDEPEND=makedepend; fi
 cp Makefile Makefile.save
 # fake the presence of Kerberos
 touch $TOP/krb5.h
-if ${MAKEDEPEND} --version 2>&1 | grep -q "clang" ||
-   echo $MAKEDEPEND | grep -q "gcc"; then
+if ${MAKEDEPEND} --version 2>&1 | grep "clang" > /dev/null ||
+   echo $MAKEDEPEND | grep "gcc" > /dev/null; then
     args=""
     while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	if [ "$1" != "--" ]; then args="$args $1"; fi