diff --git a/meta/classes/systemd.bbclass b/meta/classes/systemd.bbclass
index 42fa554c12..69eeb9ef16 100644
--- a/meta/classes/systemd.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/systemd.bbclass
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [ -n "$D" ]; then
     OPTS="--root=$D"
 fi
 
-if type systemctl >/dev/null; then
+if type systemctl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 	systemctl $OPTS ${SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE} ${SYSTEMD_SERVICE}
 
 	if [ -z "$D" -a "${SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE}" = "enable" ]; then
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 }
 
 systemd_prerm() {
-if type systemctl >/dev/null; then
+if type systemctl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 	if [ -z "$D" ]; then
 		systemctl stop ${SYSTEMD_SERVICE}
 	fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
index 9f1e28a59d..0c2b94a25b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if test "x$D" != "x"; then
 else
 	OPT="-s"
 fi
-if type update-rc.d >/dev/null; then
+if type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 	update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} ${INITSCRIPT_PARAMS}
 fi
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if test "$D" != ""; then
 else
 	OPT=""
 fi
-if type update-rc.d >/dev/null; then
+if type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 	update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} remove
 fi
 }