diff --git a/lisp/ob-eshell.el b/lisp/ob-eshell.el
index 95f5777ae..fa19f874a 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-eshell.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-eshell.el
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ The PARAMS are variables assignments."
   "Convert ob-eshell :var specified variables into Eshell variables assignments."
   (mapcar
    (lambda (pair)
-     (format "(setq %s %S)" (car pair) (cdr pair)))
+     ;; Use `ignore' to suppress value in the command output.
+     (format "(ignore (setq %s %S))" (car pair) (cdr pair)))
    (org-babel--get-vars params)))
 
 (defun org-babel-load-session:eshell (session body params)