diff --git a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
index 780d87a165..76ed1be9bf 100755
--- a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
+++ b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:.
 getopt - > /dev/null 2>/dev/null || gcc -o getopt getopt.c
 
 # parse parameters.. try to find out whether we're running GNU getopt
-getoptbrand="$(getopt -V | sed -e '1!d' -e 's,^\(......\).*,\1,')"
+getoptbrand="$(getopt -V 2>/dev/null | sed -e '1!d' -e 's,^\(......\).*,\1,')"
 if [ "${getoptbrand}" = "getopt" ]; then
 	# Detected GNU getopt that supports long options.
 	args=$(getopt -l version,help,clean,directory:,bootstrap,bootstrap-only,platform:,languages:,package:,jobs:,destdir:,savetemps,scripting,ccache,supported:,urls,nocolor -o Vhcd:bBp:l:P:j:D:tSys:un -- "$@")