diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/utils.py b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/utils.py
index 7ffada75fe..c8769eb3b2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/utils.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/utils.py
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ class BackTraceGenerator(Loggable):
         else:
             coredumpctl = ['coredumpctl']
 
+        coredumpctl.append('-q')
+
         try:
             subprocess.check_output(coredumpctl)
             self.coredumpctl = coredumpctl