diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index 1c8de0638e..7945f05325 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupHostCommand,svn,Please install the Subversion client, \
 	svn --version | grep Subversion))
 
 $(eval $(call SetupHostCommand,git,Please install Git (git-core) >= 1.6.5, \
-	git clone --help | grep -- --recursive))
+	git clone 2>&1 | grep -- --recursive))
 
 $(eval $(call SetupHostCommand,file,Please install the 'file' package, \
 	file --version | grep file))