diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 9edb504fdd798b6da7fc74b8a3abae43e76e9e71..5b81dde4b069f51b5eff170285faedfbe94bc06d 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fit_check_sign-objs   := $(dumpimage-mkimage-objs) fit_check_sign.o
 # Build a libfdt Python module if swig is available
 # Use 'sudo apt-get install swig libpython-dev' to enable this
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA) += \
-	$(if $(shell which swig),_libfdt.so)
+	$(if $(shell which swig 2> /dev/null),_libfdt.so)
 _libfdt.so-sharedobjs += $(LIBFDT_OBJS)
 libfdt: