diff --git a/test/t/test_ls.py b/test/t/test_ls.py
index 56f0ee71e90..05de9afc626 100644
--- a/test/t/test_ls.py
+++ b/test/t/test_ls.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_3(self, bash):
                 bash,
                 "for u in $(compgen -u); do "
                 "eval test -d ~$u || echo $u; unset -v u; done",
-                want_output=True,
+                want_output=None,  # We might not find anything
             )
             .strip()
             .split()