diff --git a/scripts/check-dependencies.sh b/scripts/check-dependencies.sh
index fad0026b..82cf375b 100755
--- a/scripts/check-dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-dependencies.sh
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ mpfr_sysver()
 
 gmp_sysver()
 {
-  gmppaths="`find $1 -name 'gmp.h' -o -name 'gmp-*.h'`"
+  gmppaths="`find $1 -name 'gmp.h' -o -name 'gmp-*.h' 2>/dev/null`"
   if [ ! "$gmppaths" ]; then
     debug "gmp_sysver no gmp.h beneath $1"
     return