diff --git a/builtin/bisect.c b/builtin/bisect.c
index 798e28f501..0e49ca23ae 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int write_terms(const char *bad, const char *good)
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int bisect_reset(const char *commit)
+static int bisect_reset(const char *commit, int quiet)
 {
 	struct strbuf branch = STRBUF_INIT;
 
@@ -255,8 +255,10 @@ static int bisect_reset(const char *commit)
 		struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
 		cmd.git_cmd = 1;
-		strvec_pushl(&cmd.args, "checkout", "--ignore-other-worktrees",
-				branch.buf, "--", NULL);
+		strvec_pushl(&cmd.args, "checkout", "--ignore-other-worktrees", NULL);
+		if (quiet)
+			strvec_push(&cmd.args, "--quiet");
+		strvec_pushl(&cmd.args, branch.buf, "--", NULL);
 		if (run_command(&cmd)) {
 			error(_("could not check out original"
 				" HEAD '%s'. Try 'git bisect"
@@ -1089,7 +1091,7 @@ static enum bisect_error bisect_replay(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *f
 	if (is_empty_or_missing_file(filename))
 		return error(_("cannot read file '%s' for replaying"), filename);
 
-	if (bisect_reset(NULL))
+	if (bisect_reset(NULL, 0))
 		return BISECT_FAILED;
 
 	fp = fopen(filename, "r");
@@ -1338,7 +1340,7 @@ static int cmd_bisect__reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix UNU
 	if (argc > 1)
 		return error(_("'%s' requires either no argument or a commit"),
 			     "git bisect reset");
-	return bisect_reset(argc ? argv[0] : NULL);
+	return bisect_reset(argc ? argv[0] : NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static int cmd_bisect__terms(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix UNUSED,