X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/944bdce9c17eecd0b36084f9f02e52a5ed31f38a..832f687b6c2afdb9dd09e0c5bbc249e1bf22f433:/test/pick/test-pick

diff --git a/test/pick/test-pick b/test/pick/test-pick
index 08772bfd..9b737cec 100755
--- a/test/pick/test-pick
+++ b/test/pick/test-pick
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ cat >$expected <<EOF
 EOF
 check $expected $actual
 
-if test -w /dev/tty; then
+if test -w /dev/tty && printf '' >/dev/tty; then
   # Produce no standard output if no messages match and standard
   # output is a tty.  To test that even when run with stdout
   # detached, write directly to /dev/tty.  Can't capture the