diff --git a/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc b/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc
index ecae07dc..3d1db4ba 100644
--- a/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc
+++ b/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc
@@ -43,12 +43,18 @@ EOF
 
 #############################################
 boldify() {
- if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then tput smso; fi
+ if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1
+ then
+   tput smso || dummy_variable=1
+ fi
 }
 
 #############################################
 unboldify() {
- if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then tput rmso; fi
+ if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1
+ then
+   tput rmso || dummy_variable=1
+ fi
 }
 
 #############################################
diff --git a/releng/run_all_auto b/releng/run_all_auto
index 1ba8f774..15c82185 100755
--- a/releng/run_all_auto
+++ b/releng/run_all_auto
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ count_lines()
  return 0
 }
 
+#############################################
+# copied from releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc which is not included here.
+boldify() {
+ if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1
+ then
+   tput smso || dummy_variable=1
+ fi
+}
+
+unboldify() {
+ if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1
+ then
+   tput rmso || dummy_variable=1
+ fi
+}
+
 #############################################
 print_usage()
 {
@@ -162,9 +178,9 @@ fi
          *)
            exit_value=2
 	   printf "done in ${TS} sec. "
-           which tput >/dev/null 2>&1 && tput smso
+           boldify
            printf "FAIL -> EXIT CODE $RET"
-           which tput >/dev/null 2>&1 && tput rmso
+           unboldify
            echo
            ;;
     esac
@@ -236,10 +252,10 @@ fi
  fi
  
  #
- which tput >/dev/null 2>&1 && tput smso
+ boldify
  echo # | tee -a ${CLOG}
  echo "${SELF}: Leaving the following cruft in ${GEN_DATA_DIR}:" # | tee -a ${CLOG}
- which tput >/dev/null 2>&1 && tput rmso
+ unboldify
  ls -lth "${GEN_DATA_DIR}" # | tee -a ${CLOG}
 
  # Fin