diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index 22b7a7f..0e1668e 100644
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ rc.boot() {
 }
 
 rc.halt() {
-	if type -P halt; then
+	if type -P halt &>/dev/null; then
 		function rc.halt_poweroff { halt -p; }
 		function rc.halt_reboot { halt -r; }
 	elif (( $(</proc/sys/kernel/sysrq) )); then