diff --git a/lib/Makefile.Watcom b/lib/Makefile.Watcom
index 0ae01799a7be4484bfec5c6bc7d1f2d13b0cceaf..525f527dd208e3b9bc1ed41ad882efb589a30f97 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/lib/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ RC = wrc
 !endif
 
 !if $(__VERSION__) < 1250                                                                                                           
-RM = del /q /f >NUL 2>&1
+RM = del /q /f 2>NUL
 !else                                                                                                                               
 RM = rm -f                                                                                                                          
 !endif
 MD = mkdir
-RD = rmdir /q /s >NUL 2>&1
+RD = rmdir /q /s 2>NUL
 CP = copy
 
 CFLAGS = -3r -mf -hc -zff -zgf -zq -zm -zc -s -fr=con -w2 -fpi -oilrtfm &
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.m32 b/lib/Makefile.m32
index 2e1a934bfa7c85dc215d5a1a566388286a89a4ee..47b6729c1201c30dc725a2464b0b2bf9dcb4c8da 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.m32
+++ b/lib/Makefile.m32
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ LDFLAGS = -s
 RANLIB = ranlib
 RC = windres
 RCFLAGS = --include-dir=../include -DDEBUGBUILD=0 -O COFF -i
-RM = del /q /f > NUL 2>&1
+RM = del /q /f 2>NUL
 STRIP = strip -g
 
 ########################################################
diff --git a/src/Makefile.Watcom b/src/Makefile.Watcom
index 2cb805d06ade7f1b36d515e1b79ddf85c121abd9..1242cc266bd9056f305ee4588c634de8a62992ef 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/src/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ RC = wrc
 !endif
 
 !if $(__VERSION__) < 1250
-RM = del /q /f >NUL 2>&1
+RM = del /q /f 2>NUL
 !else
 RM = rm -f
 !endif
 MD = mkdir
-RD = rmdir /q /s >NUL 2>&1
+RD = rmdir /q /s 2>NUL
 CP = copy
 
 CFLAGS = -3r -mf -hc -zff -zgf -zq -zm -s -fr=con -w2 -fpi -oilrtfm &
diff --git a/src/Makefile.m32 b/src/Makefile.m32
index 48eaf3bd3fa6b0d74cfdeda65158a610f9c61d89..364bce1fa5dd4bb35065b4b8da25e264a551658d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.m32
+++ b/src/Makefile.m32
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CFLAGS = -g -O2
 LDFLAGS = -s
 RC = windres
 RCFLAGS = --include-dir=../include -O COFF -i
-RM = del /q /f > NUL 2>&1
+RM = del /q /f 2>NUL
 CP = copy
 
 # We may need these someday