diff --git a/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh b/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh
index d64b40e408..64b3491e4e 100755
--- a/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5512-ls-remote.sh
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ test_expect_success 'v0 clients can handle multiple symrefs' '
 test_expect_success 'helper with refspec capability fails gracefully' '
 	mkdir test-bin &&
 	write_script test-bin/git-remote-foo <<-EOF &&
+	read capabilities
 	echo import
 	echo refspec ${SQ}*:*${SQ}
 	EOF