1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 122fcdaf42c8..aed4511f0304 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
             die "$P: file '${file}' not found\n";
         }
     }
-    if ($from_filename || vcs_file_exists($file)) {
+    if ($from_filename || ($file ne "&STDIN" && vcs_file_exists($file))) {
         $file =~ s/^\Q${cur_path}\E//;  #strip any absolute path
         $file =~ s/^\Q${lk_path}\E//;   #or the path to the lk tree
         push(@files, $file);
@@ -2136,9 +2136,11 @@ sub vcs_file_exists {
 
     my $cmd = $VCS_cmds{"file_exists_cmd"};
     $cmd =~ s/(\$\w+)/$1/eeg;           # interpolate $cmd
-
+    $cmd .= " 2>&1";
     $exists = &{$VCS_cmds{"execute_cmd"}}($cmd);
 
+    return 0 if ($? != 0);
+
     return $exists;
 }