diff --git a/auto/cc/name b/auto/cc/name
index aa3440c..84a37f7 100644
--- a/auto/cc/name
+++ b/auto/cc/name
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 if [ "$CC" = cl ]; then
     if `$NGX_WINE $CC -v 2>&1 \
         | grep '^Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13' \
-          2>&1 >/dev/null`; then
+        >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
 
         NGX_CC_NAME=msvc7
         echo " Microsoft Visual C++ 7 compiler"
@@ -29,27 +29,27 @@
     echo " Borland C++ compiler"
 
 else
-if `$CC -v 2>&1 | grep 'gcc version' 2>&1 >/dev/null`; then
+if `$CC -v 2>&1 | grep 'gcc version' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
     NGX_CC_NAME=gcc
     echo " GNU C compiler"
 
 else
-if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep '^Intel(R) C' 2>&1 >/dev/null`; then
+if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep '^Intel(R) C' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
     NGX_CC_NAME=icc
     echo " Intel C++ compiler"
 
 else
-if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep 'Sun C' 2>&1 >/dev/null`; then
+if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep 'Sun C' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
     NGX_CC_NAME=sunc
     echo " Sun C compiler"
 
 else
-if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep '^Compaq C' 2>&1 >/dev/null`; then
+if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep '^Compaq C' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
     NGX_CC_NAME=ccc
     echo " Compaq C compiler"
 
 else
-if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep '^aCC: ' 2>&1 >/dev/null`; then
+if `$CC -V 2>&1 | grep '^aCC: ' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
     NGX_CC_NAME=acc
     echo " HP aC++ compiler"
 
diff --git a/auto/endianess b/auto/endianess
index 0f16bc5..5ed22a8 100644
--- a/auto/endianess
+++ b/auto/endianess
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 eval "$ngx_test >> $NGX_AUTOCONF_ERR 2>&1"
 
 if [ -x $NGX_AUTOTEST ]; then
-    if $NGX_AUTOTEST 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
+    if $NGX_AUTOTEST >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo " little endianess"
         have=NGX_HAVE_LITTLE_ENDIAN . auto/have
     else
diff --git a/auto/feature b/auto/feature
index 37420e3..afe171c 100644
--- a/auto/feature
+++ b/auto/feature
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
         yes)
             # /bin/sh is used to intercept "Killed" or "Abort trap" messages
-            if /bin/sh $NGX_AUTOTEST > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if /bin/sh $NGX_AUTOTEST >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo " found"
                 ngx_found=yes
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
         bug)
             # /bin/sh is used to intercept "Killed" or "Abort trap" messages
-            if /bin/sh $NGX_AUTOTEST > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if /bin/sh $NGX_AUTOTEST >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo " not found"
 
             else