diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_download_strategies.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_download_strategies.rb
index 99c4ad1af2..e349401855 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_download_strategies.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_download_strategies.rb
@@ -22,15 +22,21 @@ class AbstractDownloadStrategyTests < Homebrew::TestCase
 
   def test_expand_safe_system_args_with_explicit_quiet_flag
     @args << { quiet_flag: "--flag" }
-    ARGV.stubs(verbose?: false)
     expanded_args = @strategy.expand_safe_system_args(@args)
-    assert_equal %w[foo bar baz --flag], expanded_args
+    if ARGV.verbose?
+      assert_equal %w[foo bar baz], expanded_args
+    else
+      assert_equal %w[foo bar baz --flag], expanded_args
+    end
   end
 
   def test_expand_safe_system_args_with_implicit_quiet_flag
-    ARGV.stubs(verbose?: false)
     expanded_args = @strategy.expand_safe_system_args(@args)
-    assert_equal %w[foo bar -q baz], expanded_args
+    if ARGV.verbose?
+      assert_equal %w[foo bar baz], expanded_args
+    else
+      assert_equal %w[foo bar -q baz], expanded_args
+    end
   end
 
   def test_expand_safe_system_args_does_not_mutate_argument