diff --git a/docs/changelog/2418.bugfix.rst b/docs/changelog/2418.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13c4a2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/2418.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow the test suite to pass even with the original C shell (rather than ``tcsh``) - by :user:`kulikjak`.
diff --git a/tests/unit/activation/test_csh.py b/tests/unit/activation/test_csh.py
index f9539c5af..afdb08f49 100644
--- a/tests/unit/activation/test_csh.py
+++ b/tests/unit/activation/test_csh.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ def __init__(self, session):
             super().__init__(CShellActivator, session, "csh", "activate.csh", "csh")
 
         def print_prompt(self):
-            return "echo 'source \"$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate.csh\"; echo $prompt' | csh -i"
+            # Original csh doesn't print the last newline,
+            # breaking the test; hence the trailing echo.
+            return "echo 'source \"$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate.csh\"; echo $prompt' | csh -i ; echo"
 
     activation_tester(Csh)