diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b2736eed5bb..5ae945ac69e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -704,13 +704,13 @@ clean-local:
 check-symbols: $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 if GLIBC_BACK_COMPAT
 	@echo "Checking glibc back compat..."
-	$(AM_V_at) READELF=$(READELF) CPPFILT=$(CPPFILT) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py < $(bin_PROGRAMS)
+	$(AM_V_at) READELF=$(READELF) CPPFILT=$(CPPFILT) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 endif
 
 check-security: $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 if HARDEN
 	@echo "Checking binary security..."
-	$(AM_V_at) READELF=$(READELF) OBJDUMP=$(OBJDUMP) OTOOL=$(OTOOL) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/security-check.py < $(bin_PROGRAMS)
+	$(AM_V_at) READELF=$(READELF) OBJDUMP=$(OBJDUMP) OTOOL=$(OTOOL) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/security-check.py $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 endif
 
 if EMBEDDED_LEVELDB