diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
index 962c170dc1b..327c92fb6cf 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ get_transfer()
         fi
         wsrep_log_info "Using netcat as streamer"
         if [[ "$WSREP_SST_OPT_ROLE"  == "joiner" ]];then
-            if nc -h | grep -q ncat;then 
+            if nc -h 2>&1 | grep -q ncat;then 
                 tcmd="nc -l ${TSST_PORT}"
             else 
                 tcmd="nc -dl ${TSST_PORT}"
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh
index 7279c623288..7ba421840ab 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ get_transfer()
         fi
         wsrep_log_info "Using netcat as streamer"
         if [[ "$WSREP_SST_OPT_ROLE"  == "joiner" ]];then
-            if nc -h | grep -q ncat;then 
+            if nc -h 2>&1 | grep -q ncat;then 
                 tcmd="nc -l ${TSST_PORT}"
             else 
                 tcmd="nc -dl ${TSST_PORT}"