diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ac589eeaa3..956b38ac71 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # $OpenLDAP$
-# from OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/configure.in,v 1.439 2002/10/18 16:53:07 kurt Exp  
+# from OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/configure.in,v 1.440 2002/10/18 19:09:48 kurt Exp  
 
 # Copyright 1998-2002 The OpenLDAP Foundation.  All Rights Reserved.
 # 
@@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ fi
 
 SHTOOL="$ac_cv_shtool"
 
-TB=`$SHTOOL echo -e %B`
-TN=`$SHTOOL echo -e %b`
+TB=`($SHTOOL echo -e '%B') 2>/dev/null`
+TN=`($SHTOOL echo -e '%b') 2>/dev/null`
 
 echo "Configuring $TB$OL_STRING$TN ..."
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c1fc928555..e66d5f01cf 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ fi
 SHTOOL="$ac_cv_shtool"
 dnl AC_SUBST(SHTOOL)dnl
 
-TB=`$SHTOOL echo -e %B`
-TN=`$SHTOOL echo -e %b`
+TB=`($SHTOOL echo -e '%B') 2>/dev/null`
+TN=`($SHTOOL echo -e '%b') 2>/dev/null`
 
 echo "Configuring $TB$OL_STRING$TN ..."