diff --git a/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh
index 7b2b3fb3f8..c7cb83edd3 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/staticstub/tests.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ n=`expr $n + 1`
 # Note: for a short term workaround we use ::1, assuming it's configured and
 # usable for our tests.  We should eventually use the test ULA and available
 # checks introduced in change 2916.
-if $PERL ../testsock6.pl ::1
+if $PERL ../testsock6.pl ::1 2> /dev/null
 then
     echo "I:checking IPv6 static-stub address ($n)"
     ret=0