diff --git a/t/lib-git-svn.sh b/t/lib-git-svn.sh
index a0f28140837..bb1d7b84bcd 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-svn.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-svn.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use SVN::Core;
 use SVN::Repos;
 \$SVN::Core::VERSION gt '1.1.0' or exit(42);
 system(qw/svnadmin create --fs-type fsfs/, '$svnrepo') == 0 or exit(41);
-"
+" >&3 2>&4
 x=$?
 if test $x -ne 0
 then