diff --git a/src/script/ant b/src/script/ant
index bcc63c85a..2e6083924 100644
--- a/src/script/ant
+++ b/src/script/ant
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if [ -z "$ANT_HOME" -o ! -d "$ANT_HOME" ] ; then
   ANT_HOME=`dirname "$PRG"`/..
 
   # make it fully qualified
-  ANT_HOME=`cd "$ANT_HOME" && pwd`
+  ANT_HOME=`cd "$ANT_HOME" > /dev/null && pwd`
 fi
 
 # For Cygwin, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched