diff --git a/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh b/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh
index 8da3b4e74..b8230f2a3 100755
--- a/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh
+++ b/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ set -v
 datagen > file
 
 # Retrieve the program's version information
+# Note: command echoing differs between macos and linux, so it's disabled below
+set +v
 version_info=$(zstd -V)
+set -v
 
 # Compress with various levels and ensure that their sizes are ordered
 zstd --fast=10 file -o file-f10.zst -q
diff --git a/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh.stderr.exact b/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh.stderr.exact
index dff9784dd..fd7c076d2 100644
--- a/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh.stderr.exact
+++ b/tests/cli-tests/compression/levels.sh.stderr.exact
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 datagen > file
 
 # Retrieve the program's version information
-version_info=$(zstd -V)
+# Note: command echoing differs between macos and linux, so it's disabled below
+set +v
 
 # Compress with various levels and ensure that their sizes are ordered
 zstd --fast=10 file -o file-f10.zst -q