diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
index 488e75f23d..5cc70678a8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class GitDownloadStrategy < VCSDownloadStrategy
   end
 
   def checkout
-    nostdout { quiet_safe_system 'git', *checkout_args }
+    quiet_safe_system 'git', *checkout_args
   end
 
   def reset_args