1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 8035a21cd..384313ed1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ def nostdout
     yield
   else
     begin
-      require 'stringio'
-      real_stdout = $stdout
-      $stdout = StringIO.new
+      out = $stdout.dup
+      $stdout.reopen("/dev/null")
       yield
     ensure
-      $stdout = real_stdout
+      $stdout.reopen(out)
+      out.close
     end
   end
 end