diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ec767997..e7889e89d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
-	VERSION := $(shell git describe --exact-match --tags 2>nil)
+	VERSION := $(shell git describe --exact-match --tags 2>nul)
 	HOME := $(HOMEPATH)
 	CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
 	export CGO_ENABLED