diff --git a/package/pkg-utils.mk b/package/pkg-utils.mk
index 44bd2c9305..f88313ab53 100644
--- a/package/pkg-utils.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-utils.mk
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ suitable-extractor = $(INFLATE$(suffix $(1)))
 
 # MESSAGE Macro -- display a message in bold type
 MESSAGE = echo "$(TERM_BOLD)>>> $($(PKG)_NAME) $($(PKG)_VERSION) $(call qstrip,$(1))$(TERM_RESET)"
-TERM_BOLD := $(shell tput smso)
-TERM_RESET := $(shell tput rmso)
+TERM_BOLD := $(shell tput smso 2>/dev/null)
+TERM_RESET := $(shell tput rmso 2>/dev/null)
 
 # Utility functions for 'find'
 # findfileclauses(filelist) => -name 'X' -o -name 'Y'