diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 134b6d65fd..90bb3cdf22 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -936,8 +936,7 @@ static int prepare_linked_checkout(const struct checkout_opts *opts)
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/commondir", sb_repo.buf);
 	write_file(sb.buf, 1, "../..\n");
 
-	if (!opts->quiet)
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Enter %s (identifier %s)"), path, name);
+	fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Enter %s (identifier %s)"), path, name);
 
 	setenv("GIT_CHECKOUT_NEW_WORKTREE", "1", 1);
 	setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, sb_git.buf, 1);