diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 1450af1afe9..04d0a748baf 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ CHECK_CLANG      :=
 else
 GCC_VERSION      := $(shell $(subst @,,$(CC)) -dumpversion 2> /dev/null)
 ifneq ($(OS),solaris)
-CLANG_VERSION    := $(shell clang --version  2> /dev/null | grep '[0-9]\.[0-9]' -o | tail -n 1)
+CLANG_VERSION    := $(shell clang --version  2> /dev/null | head -n 1 | grep '[0-9]\.[0-9]' -o | tail -n 1)
 endif
 PYTHON_AVAILABLE := $(shell $(PYTHON) --version > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo python)
 CHECK_CLANG      := $(shell gcc --version  2> /dev/null | grep 'clang' | head -n 1)