diff --git a/tmt/guest/__init__.py b/tmt/guest/__init__.py
index 7d7ff1d011..f4b7a1f281 100644
--- a/tmt/guest/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/guest/__init__.py
@@ -3534,7 +3534,7 @@ def _spawn_ssh_master_process(self, logger: Optional[tmt.log.Logger] = None) ->
         # NOTE: do not modify `command`, it might be reused by the caller. To
         # be safe, include it in our own command.
         ssh_master_command = (
-            self._base_ssh_command + self._ssh_options + Command("-v", "-MNnT", self._ssh_guest)
+            self._base_ssh_command + self._ssh_options + Command("-MNnT", self._ssh_guest)
         )
 
         logger.debug(f"Spawning the SSH master process: {ssh_master_command}")