diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dab827d77..9323aa63d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ test: $(LINUX_BUILD)
 benchmark: $(LINUX_BUILD)
 	$(NINJA) $(NINJA_ARGS) -j$(JOBS) -C $(LINUX_OUTPUT_PATH) mbgl-benchmark
 
-ifneq (,$(shell command -v gdb))
+ifneq (,$(shell command -v gdb 2> /dev/null))
   GDB = gdb -batch -return-child-result -ex 'set print thread-events off' -ex 'run' -ex 'thread apply all bt' --args
 endif