diff --git a/t/t6001-rev-list-merge-order.sh b/t/t6001-rev-list-merge-order.sh
index 8ec9ebb98a..368b8d9e02 100755
--- a/t/t6001-rev-list-merge-order.sh
+++ b/t/t6001-rev-list-merge-order.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ save_tag g4 unique_commit g6 tree -p g3 -p h2
 
 git-update-ref HEAD $(tag l5)
 
-test_expect_success 'rev-list has correct number of entries' 'git-rev-list HEAD | wc -l | tr -s " "' <<EOF
+test_output_expect_success 'rev-list has correct number of entries' 'git-rev-list HEAD | wc -l | tr -d \" \"' <<EOF
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 EOF
 
diff --git a/t/t6003-rev-list-topo-order.sh b/t/t6003-rev-list-topo-order.sh
index 98f9a1e677..d99a9ad39e 100755
--- a/t/t6003-rev-list-topo-order.sh
+++ b/t/t6003-rev-list-topo-order.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ save_tag g4 unique_commit g6 tree -p g3 -p h2
 
 git-update-ref HEAD $(tag l5)
 
-test_expect_success 'rev-list has correct number of entries' 'git-rev-list HEAD | wc -l | tr -s " "' <<EOF
+test_output_expect_success 'rev-list has correct number of entries' 'git-rev-list HEAD | wc -l | tr -d \" \"' <<EOF
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 EOF