diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index e352e55caf042..4ed1062aa1308 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ fi
 
 if [ $ret -eq 0 ] && [ -x "$tar" ]; then
   echo "tar=$tar"
-  echo "version:"
-  $tar --version
+  if [ $tar --version > /dev/null 2>&1 ]; then
+    echo "version:"
+    $tar --version
+  fi
   ret=$?
 fi