diff --git a/Lib/venv/scripts/common/activate b/Lib/venv/scripts/common/activate
index 70673a265d41f8..dbd3ffe6388ffb 100644
--- a/Lib/venv/scripts/common/activate
+++ b/Lib/venv/scripts/common/activate
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ fi
 
 # Call hash to forget past commands. Without forgetting
 # past commands the $PATH changes we made may not be respected
-hash -r 2> /dev/null
+hash -r 2> /dev/null || true
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-05-12-06-24-54.gh-issue-149701.8v9RTm.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-05-12-06-24-54.gh-issue-149701.8v9RTm.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..676d788cbce62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-05-12-06-24-54.gh-issue-149701.8v9RTm.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix bad return code from Lib/venv/bin/activate if hashing is disabled