diff --git a/tests/test-expanddirstate.t b/tests/test-expanddirstate.t
--- a/tests/test-expanddirstate.t
+++ b/tests/test-expanddirstate.t
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   M outside/f2
   $ grep outside .hg/narrowspec
   path:outside
-  $ grep -q outside .hg/dirstate
+  $ grep outside .hg/dirstate > /dev/null
   $ grep patchdir .hg/narrowspec
   [1]
   $ grep patchdir .hg/dirstate
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
   [255]
   $ grep patchdir .hg/narrowspec
   [1]
-  $ grep -q patchdir .hg/dirstate
+  $ grep patchdir .hg/dirstate > /dev/null
   [1]
 
 Let's make it apply cleanly and see that it *did* expand properly
@@ -167,4 +167,4 @@
   patched_this
   $ grep patchdir .hg/narrowspec
   path:patchdir
-  $ grep -q patchdir .hg/dirstate
+  $ grep patchdir .hg/dirstate > /dev/null