diff --git a/test/ruby/test_process.rb b/test/ruby/test_process.rb
index 49cfed8381..60a1c233cb 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_process.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_process.rb
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ EOS
       (3..6).each do |i|
         ret = run_in_child(<<-INPUT)
           begin
+            $VERBOSE = nil
             Process.exec('#{cmd}', 'dummy', #{i} => :close)
           rescue SystemCallError
           end