diff --git a/t/t7502-commit.sh b/t/t7502-commit.sh
index 292bc082b2e..f9b44b72449 100755
--- a/t/t7502-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7502-commit.sh
@@ -263,32 +263,40 @@ test_expect_success 'cleanup commit message (fail on invalid cleanup mode config
 test_expect_success 'cleanup commit message (no config and no option uses default)' '
 	echo content >>file &&
 	git add file &&
-	test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
-	git commit --no-status &&
+	(
+	  test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
+	  git commit --no-status
+	) &&
 	commit_msg_is "commit message"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cleanup commit message (option overrides default)' '
 	echo content >>file &&
 	git add file &&
-	test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
-	git commit --cleanup=whitespace --no-status &&
+	(
+	  test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
+	  git commit --cleanup=whitespace --no-status
+	) &&
 	commit_msg_is "commit message # comment"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cleanup commit message (config overrides default)' '
 	echo content >>file &&
 	git add file &&
-	test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
-	git -c commit.cleanup=whitespace commit --no-status &&
+	(
+	  test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
+	  git -c commit.cleanup=whitespace commit --no-status
+	) &&
 	commit_msg_is "commit message # comment"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cleanup commit message (option overrides config)' '
 	echo content >>file &&
 	git add file &&
-	test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
-	git -c commit.cleanup=whitespace commit --cleanup=default &&
+	(
+	  test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content-and-comment &&
+	  git -c commit.cleanup=whitespace commit --cleanup=default
+	) &&
 	commit_msg_is "commit message"
 '