diff --git a/tests/generic/019 b/tests/generic/019
index 84e62f5c..3b24c87c 100755
--- a/tests/generic/019
+++ b/tests/generic/019
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ _workout()
 	    >> $seqres.full 2>&1 && \
 	    _fail "failed: still able to perform integrity fsync on $SCRATCH_MNT"
 
-	kill $fs_pid
+	kill $fs_pid &> /dev/null
 	wait $fs_pid
 	wait $fio_pid