diff --git a/scripts/image_release b/scripts/image_release
index 6f4e23c3b4..e6ffe8a037 100755
--- a/scripts/image_release
+++ b/scripts/image_release
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ RELEASE_DIR="target/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
     cp $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.kernel $RELEASE_DIR/target/KERNEL
 
 # create md5sum's
-  pushd $RELEASE_DIR > /dev/null 2>&1
-    md5sum -t target/SYSTEM > target/SYSTEM.md5
-    md5sum -t target/KERNEL > target/KERNEL.md5
-  popd 2>/dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
+  ( cd $RELEASE_DIR;
+    md5sum -t target/SYSTEM > target/SYSTEM.md5;
+    md5sum -t target/KERNEL > target/KERNEL.md5;
+  )
 
 # create target directory
   mkdir -p $TARGET_IMG