--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ AC_PATH_PROGS(PATH_TO_LS, [gls] [ls], "")
 
 ##### LUA configuration -- start
 
-if ! command -v $PATH_TO_LUA &>/dev/null ; then
+if ! command -v $PATH_TO_LUA > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   echo 'The program "'$PATH_TO_LUA'" must be in your path'
   rm -f makefile
   exit 1
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ else
    fi   
 fi
 
-if ! command -v $PATH_TO_LUA &>/dev/null ; then
+if ! command -v $PATH_TO_LUA > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   echo 'The program "'$PATH_TO_LUA'" must be in your path'
   rm -f makefile
   exit 1
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@
   PATH_TO_LUA=$(FOLLOW_READLINK $FIND_PATH_TO_LUA)
 fi
 
-if ! command -v $PATH_TO_LUAC &>/dev/null ; then
+if ! command -v $PATH_TO_LUAC > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   echo 'The program "'$PATH_TO_LUAC'" must be in your path'
   rm -f makefile
   exit 1