diff --git a/Tools/compiler/compile.py b/Tools/compiler/compile.py
index 9d50425..9e5c801 100644
--- a/Tools/compiler/compile.py
+++ b/Tools/compiler/compile.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import sys
 import getopt
 
@@ -16,11 +17,7 @@
             VERBOSE = 1
             visitor.ASTVisitor.VERBOSE = visitor.ASTVisitor.VERBOSE + 1
         if k == '-q':
-            if sys.platform[:3]=="win":
-                f = open('nul', 'wb') # /dev/null fails on Windows...
-            else:
-                f = open('/dev/null', 'wb')
-            sys.stdout = f
+            sys.stdout = open(os.devnull, 'wb')
         if k == '-d':
             DISPLAY = 1
         if k == '-c':