diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
index b13414a0b0c3bebae2d2621557b4cca9af625c3e..5299a5bec4ffafe6fbe4db481853cd8838f661d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
         }
         arguments << QLatin1String("--") << m_parameters.nameFilters;
         QScopedPointer<VcsCommand> command(GitPlugin::client()->createCommand(m_directory));
-        command->addFlags(VcsCommand::SilentOutput);
+        command->addFlags(VcsCommand::SilentOutput | VcsCommand::SuppressFailMessage);
         command->setProgressiveOutput(true);
         QFutureWatcher<FileSearchResultList> watcher;
         watcher.setFuture(m_fi.future());