diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 7144d9301d..d8b17d0944 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ echo "Copying libtool helper files ..."
 # and libtool 1.4 by simply rerunning the bootstrap script.
 (cd build ; rm -f ltconfig ltmain.sh libtool.m4)
 
-if ${libtoolize} -n --install 2>&1 >/dev/null ; then
+if ${libtoolize} -n --install >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   $libtoolize --force --copy --install
 else
   $libtoolize --force --copy