diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9bc5e4036..4ad6fbd64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ else
 	REMOTE_CURL_NAMES = $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY) $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES)
 	PROGRAM_OBJS += http-fetch.o
 	PROGRAMS += $(REMOTE_CURL_NAMES)
-	curl_check := $(shell (echo 070908; curl-config --vernum) | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
+	curl_check := $(shell (echo 070908; curl-config --vernum) 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
 	ifeq "$(curl_check)" "070908"
 		ifndef NO_EXPAT
 			PROGRAM_OBJS += http-push.o
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index a5a4b2323..937484d7c 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_remote_rm_usage[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * const builtin_remote_sethead_usage[] = {
-	N_("git remote set-head <name> (-a | -d | <branch>])"),
+	N_("git remote set-head <name> (-a | -d | <branch>)"),
 	NULL
 };