diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 74cac38d21e3e4bfcf399ee02657218f19b4dc5c..41aca5787b9009e1faa44dcc8aa6d47d8ace2016 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ try_compile( WALBERLA_USE_STD_FILESYSTEM "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" "${CMAKE_
              COMPILE_DEFINITIONS -DWALBERLA_USE_STD_FILESYSTEM COPY_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/TestStdFilesystem" )
 if( WALBERLA_USE_STD_FILESYSTEM )
   # detect https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=90050 by checking whether it segfaults
-  execute_process( COMMAND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/TestStdFilesystem" RESULT_VARIABLE WALBERLA_STD_FILESYSTEM_WORKS )
+  execute_process( COMMAND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/TestStdFilesystem" OUTPUT_QUIET RESULT_VARIABLE WALBERLA_STD_FILESYSTEM_WORKS )
 endif()
 if( WALBERLA_USE_STD_FILESYSTEM AND WALBERLA_STD_FILESYSTEM_WORKS EQUAL 0 )
    message( STATUS "Found std::filesystem")