diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
index e29bacfc1c..5dcf7aeadd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ EOS
 
   if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_VERBOSE}" ]]
   then
+    export GIT_ADVICE="false"
     QUIET_ARGS=(-q)
   else
     QUIET_ARGS=()