diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index acc844c..b86b391 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -8102,7 +8102,7 @@
 	librubyarg=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -r rbconfig -e "print $ruby_rbconfig.expand($ruby_rbconfig::CONFIG['LIBRUBYARG'])"`
 	librubya=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -r rbconfig -e "print $ruby_rbconfig.expand($ruby_rbconfig::CONFIG['LIBRUBY_A'])"`
 	rubylibdir=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -r rbconfig -e "print $ruby_rbconfig.expand($ruby_rbconfig::CONFIG['libdir'])"`
-	if test -f "$rubylibdir/$librubya" || expr "$librubyarg" : "-lruby"; then
+	if test -f "$rubylibdir/$librubya" || expr "$librubyarg" : "-lruby" >/dev/null; then
 	  RUBY_LIBS="$RUBY_LIBS -L$rubylibdir"
 	elif test "$librubyarg" = "libruby.a"; then
 	  	  librubyarg="-lruby"