diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index f4ba3ff972..7dd4b4d1c2 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -152,10 +152,7 @@ unset UNZIP
 
 case $(echo $GIT_TRACE |tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]") in
 1|2|true)
-	echo "* warning: Some tests will not work if GIT_TRACE" \
-		"is set as to trace on STDERR ! *"
-	echo "* warning: Please set GIT_TRACE to something" \
-		"other than 1, 2 or true ! *"
+	GIT_TRACE=4
 	;;
 esac