diff --git a/test/irb/test_history.rb b/test/irb/test_history.rb
index b211e87be..f7ba2b9d3 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_history.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_history.rb
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def test_history_concurrent_use_not_present
     def test_history_different_encodings
       backup_default_external = Encoding.default_external
       IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = 2
+      verbose_bak, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
       Encoding.default_external = Encoding::US_ASCII
       locale = IRB::Locale.new("C")
       assert_history(<<~EXPECTED_HISTORY.encode(Encoding::US_ASCII), <<~INITIAL_HISTORY.encode(Encoding::UTF_8), <<~INPUT, locale: locale)
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ def test_history_different_encodings
       INPUT
     ensure
       Encoding.default_external = backup_default_external
+      $VERBOSE = verbose_bak
     end
 
     private