diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
index d991f563a315c8..69681610e2c46a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ class SpecReporter extends Transform {
     callback(null, this.#handleEvent({ type, data }));
   }
   _flush(callback) {
+    if (this.#failedTests.length === 0) {
+      callback(null, '');
+      return;
+    }
     const results = [`\n${colors['test:fail']}${symbols['test:fail']}failing tests:${white}\n`];
     for (let i = 0; i < this.#failedTests.length; i++) {
       ArrayPrototypePush(results, this.#formatTestReport(
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_spec_reporter_successful.js b/test/message/test_runner_spec_reporter_successful.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e5e21e29e15e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_spec_reporter_successful.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Flags: --no-warnings --test-reporter=spec
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const { it } = require('node:test');
+
+it('should pass', () => {});
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_spec_reporter_successful.out b/test/message/test_runner_spec_reporter_successful.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e1576063021fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_spec_reporter_successful.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+* should pass *(*ms)*
+*tests 1*
+*suites 0*
+*pass 1*
+*fail 0*
+*cancelled 0*
+*skipped 0*
+*todo 0*
+*duration_ms *