diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 3b238418..b6bfd70a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -902,10 +902,10 @@ ifeq (HP-UX,$(OSTYPE))
   CC_STD = -std=gnu99
 else
   ifeq (,$(SUNC_VERSION))
-    ifneq (,$(findstring error,$(shell $(GCC) -std=c11 -version /dev/null 2>&1)))
+    ifeq (,$(findstring error,$(shell $(GCC) -std=c11 --version 2>&1)))
       CC_STD = -std=c11
     else
-      ifneq (,$(findstring error,$(shell $(GCC) -std=gnu99 -version /dev/null 2>&1)))
+      ifeq (,$(findstring error,$(shell $(GCC) -std=gnu99 --version 2>&1)))
         CC_STD = -std=gnu99
       else
         CC_STD = -std=c99 -fms-extensions