diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index 991b2ef37e..6c6c3de54a 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ bisect_next_check() {
 		if test -t 0
 		then
 			printf >&2 'Are you sure [Y/n]? '
-			case "$(read yesno)" in [Nn]*) exit 1 ;; esac
+			read yesno
+			case "$yesno" in [Nn]*) exit 1 ;; esac
 		fi
 		: bisect without good...
 		;;