diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ GIT            ?= git
 PYTHON         ?= python
 
 UNIX2DOS       ?= unix2dos
-UNIX2DOS_FLAGS ?= $(shell [ -n $(UNIX2DOS) ] && $(UNIX2DOS) -q --version 2>/dev/null && echo "-q" || echo "")
+UNIX2DOS_FLAGS ?= $(shell [ -n $(UNIX2DOS) ] && $(UNIX2DOS) -q --version 2>/dev/null 1>& 2 && echo "-q" || echo "")
 
 ################################################################
 # Get the Repository revision, tags and the modified status
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ ifdef GFX_SCRIPT_LIST_FILES
 # include dependency file, if we generate graphics
 -include Makefile_gfx.dep
 
-GIMP           ?= "$(shell [ `which gimp 2>/dev/null` ] && echo "gimp" || echo "")"
+GIMP           ?= "$(shell [ `which gimp 2>/dev/null 1>&2` ] && echo "gimp" || echo "")"
 GIMP_FLAGS     ?= -n -i -b - <
 
 %.scm: $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gimpscript $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gimp.sed
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ GIMP_FLAGS     ?= -n -i -b - <
 # create the png file. And make sure it's re-created even when present in the repo
 %.png: %.scm
        $(_E) "[GIMP] $@"
-       $(_V) $(GIMP) $(GIMP_FLAGS) $< >/dev/null
+       $(_V) $(GIMP) $(GIMP_FLAGS) $< >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 Makefile_gfx.dep: $(GFX_SCRIPT_LIST_FILES) Makefile
        $(_E) "[GFX-DEP] $@"
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Makefile_gfx.dep: $(GFX_SCRIPT_LIST_FILE
        $(_V) echo -e "" >> Makefile_gfx
        $(_V) echo -e '%.png: %.scm' >> Makefile_gfx
        $(_V) echo -e '\t$(_E) [GIMP] $$@' >> Makefile_gfx
-       $(_V) echo -e '\t$(_V) $(GIMP) $(GIMP_FLAGS) $$< >/dev/null' >> Makefile_gfx
+       $(_V) echo -e '\t$(_V) $(GIMP) $(GIMP_FLAGS) $$< >/dev/null 2>&1' >> Makefile_gfx
        $(_V) echo -e "" >> Makefile_gfx
        $(_V) for j in $(GFX_SCRIPT_LIST_FILES); do for i in `cat $$j | grep "\([pP][cCnN][xXgG]\)" | grep -v "^#" | cut -d\  -f1`; do echo "gimp: $$i" >> Makefile_gfx; done; done
        $(_V) echo -e "`cat $(GFX_SCRIPT_LIST_FILES) | grep \"\([pP][cCnN][xXgG]\)\" | grep -v \"^#\" | $(AWK) '{print $1": "$2}'`" >> Makefile_gfx
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ bundle_tar: $(DIR_NAME).tar
 bundle_zip: $(ZIP_FILENAME)
 %.zip: $(DIR_NAME).tar
        $(_E) "[BUNDLE ZIP] $@"
-       $(_V) $(ZIP) $(ZIP_FLAGS) $@ $< >/dev/null
+       $(_V) $(ZIP) $(ZIP_FLAGS) $@ $< >/dev/null 2>&1
 bundle_bzip: $(DIR_NAME).tar.bz2
 %.tar.bz2: %.tar
        $(_E) "[BUNDLE BZIP] $@"