diff --git a/tests/cmake-testsuite-sanity/runtest.sh b/tests/cmake-testsuite-sanity/runtest.sh
index 53d612d..42b4faa 100755
--- a/tests/cmake-testsuite-sanity/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/cmake-testsuite-sanity/runtest.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ if rlIsFedora; then
 else
   REQUIRES="$REQUIRES yum-utils"
 fi
+export CLICOLOR=0
 
 rlJournalStart
   rlPhaseStartSetup