diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/download.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/download.rs
index 2f3c80559c0e..ce3f49a35b9e 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/download.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/download.rs
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ pub(crate) fn verify(exec_ctx: &ExecutionContext, path: &Path, expected: &str) -
         println!("verifying {}", path.display());
     });
 
-    if exec_ctx.dry_run() {
+    if exec_ctx.dry_run() && !cfg!(test) {
         return false;
     }