diff --git a/tests/test-xdg.t b/tests/test-xdg.t
--- a/tests/test-xdg.t
+++ b/tests/test-xdg.t
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   $ echo 'username = foobar' >> xdgconf/hg/hgrc
   $ XDG_CONFIG_HOME="`pwd`/xdgconf" ; export XDG_CONFIG_HOME
   $ unset HGRCPATH
-  $ hg config ui.username
+  $ hg config ui.username 2>/dev/null
   foobar
 
 #endif