diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d9066ba006..bb3b1c010c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ ifeq (,$(HOST_DMD))
         HOST_DMD:=$(HOST_DC)
     else ifneq (,$(DMD))
         HOST_DMD:=$(DMD)
-    else ifneq (,$(shell which dmd))
+    else ifneq (,$(shell which dmd 2>/dev/null))
         HOST_DMD:=dmd$(EXE)
-    else ifneq (,$(shell which ldmd2))
+    else ifneq (,$(shell which ldmd2 2>/dev/null))
         HOST_DMD:=ldmd2$(EXE)
-    else ifneq (,$(shell which gdmd))
+    else ifneq (,$(shell which gdmd 2>/dev/null))
         HOST_DMD:=gdmd$(EXE)
     else
         $(error Couldn't find a D host compiler. Please set variable HOST_DMD to the path to a dmd/ldmd2/gdmd executable)