diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d2a25bb7a1..da9f42ebcf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 quotes='""'
-if test -t 1 && which tput >/dev/null; then
+if test -t 1 && which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
     if test -n "$ncolors" && test $ncolors -ge 8; then
         bold_color=$(tput bold)