diff --git a/agents/check_mk_agent.linux b/agents/check_mk_agent.linux
index 1a354f1fdd4..ed6e5f4e920 100755
--- a/agents/check_mk_agent.linux
+++ b/agents/check_mk_agent.linux
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ section_nfs_mounts() {
     proc_mounts_file=${1}
 
     if inpath waitmax; then
-        STAT_VERSION=$(stat --version | head -1 | cut -d" " -f4)
+        STAT_VERSION=$(stat --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | cut -d" " -f4)
         STAT_BROKE="5.3.0"
 
         json_templ() {
diff --git a/agents/check_mk_agent.openwrt b/agents/check_mk_agent.openwrt
index 74c24bd53e0..764dae9c141 100755
--- a/agents/check_mk_agent.openwrt
+++ b/agents/check_mk_agent.openwrt
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ section_mounts() {
     # call statfs()). If this lasts more then 2 seconds we
     # consider it as hanging. We need waitmax.
     if inpath waitmax; then
-        STAT_VERSION=$(stat --version | head -1 | cut -d" " -f4)
+        STAT_VERSION=$(stat --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | cut -d" " -f4)
         STAT_BROKE="5.3.0"
 
         echo '<<<nfsmounts>>>'