diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 8f022e98..3544f09a 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # care of it
 
 # If emerge exists, add emerge aliases
-if [ `which emerge` ]; then
+if [ "`which emerge > /dev/null 2>&1`" ]; then
 	alias e-depclean='sudo emerge -a --depclean'
 	alias e-inst='sudo emerge -a --jobs --tree --quiet-build y'
 	alias e-upgrade='sudo emerge -DNuva --jobs --tree --quiet-build y --with-bdeps=y @world'