diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a6e830e4..b0f8968e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ EL_LOG_CONFIG(LIBS, [Library flags (LIBS)], [])
 # Colored make output
 # ===================================================================
 
-if test $(`which tput` colors) -ge 4; then
+if test $(`which tput` colors 2> /dev/null || echo 0) -ge 4; then
 	MAKE_COLOR=1
 	AC_SUBST(MAKE_COLOR)
 fi