diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index 8e8c6c9a63..2180df3b37 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ $(curdir)/rootfs-prepare: $(TMP_DIR)/.build
 	$(call mklibs)
 
 $(curdir)/index: FORCE
-	@(cd $(PACKAGE_DIR); $(SCRIPT_DIR)/ipkg-make-index.sh . > Packages && \
+	@(cd $(PACKAGE_DIR); $(SCRIPT_DIR)/ipkg-make-index.sh . 2>&1 > Packages && \
 		gzip -9c Packages > Packages.gz \
 	)
 
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index 1fa074b35e..002274acaf 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ package_index: FORCE
 	@echo
 	@echo Building package index...
 	@mkdir -p $(TOPDIR)/tmp $(TOPDIR)/dl $(TARGET_DIR)/tmp
-	(cd $(PACKAGE_DIR); $(SCRIPT_DIR)/ipkg-make-index.sh . > Packages && \
+	(cd $(PACKAGE_DIR); $(SCRIPT_DIR)/ipkg-make-index.sh . 2>&1 > Packages && \
 		gzip -9c Packages > Packages.gz \
 	) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 	$(OPKG) update