diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index 6c00d5a7..3e1f5d01 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ def calculate_order(order, modules, prereq_types):
 def run_make(module, target):
     global cur_project
     cur_project=cur_project+1
-    make_cmd = "make " + target + " 2>&1"
+    #make_cmd = "make " + target + " 2>&1"
+    make_cmd = [ "make", target ]
     path = find_proj_path_cached(module)
     delim_len=120
     delim='---- %d/%d: running %s in %s -' % (cur_project, len(order), make_cmd, path)
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ def run_make(module, target):
 
     print(',' + delim + ' >')
     os.chdir(path)
-    p = subprocess.Popen(make_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    p = subprocess.Popen(make_cmd, shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=None, close_fds=True)
     for line in iter(p.stdout.readline, ''):
         sys.stdout.write('| ' + line) # avoid extra newlines from print()
         sys.stdout.flush()