diff --git a/ext/libv8/compiler/generic_compiler.rb b/ext/libv8/compiler/generic_compiler.rb
index 3031bf1..7588ff9 100644
--- a/ext/libv8/compiler/generic_compiler.rb
+++ b/ext/libv8/compiler/generic_compiler.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ module Libv8
       end
 
       def version
-        call('-v').output =~ version_regexp
+        version_string =~ version_regexp
         $1
       end
 
       def target
-        call('-v').output =~ target_regexp
+        version_string =~ target_regexp
         $1
       end
 
@@ -31,11 +31,19 @@ module Libv8
       end
 
       def call(*arguments)
-        Compiler::execute_command arguments.unshift(@command).push('2>&1').join(' ')
+        Compiler::execute_command arguments.unshift(@command).join(' ')
       end
 
       private
 
+      def version_string
+        begin
+          Compiler::version_string_of @command
+        rescue StandardError
+          nil
+        end
+      end
+
       def version_regexp
         GENERIC_VERSION_REGEXP
       end