diff --git a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_unittest_runner.py b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_unittest_runner.py
index a1821dc7b52e..6a3fe8720dbb 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_unittest_runner.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_unittest_runner.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def build_unittest_args(
 
     if verbose:
         args.append("--verbose")
-    else:
+    elif sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
         args.append("--quiet")
 
     args += additional_args