diff --git a/scrapy/commands/version.py b/scrapy/commands/version.py
index 81433a657..4bf085c9e 100644
--- a/scrapy/commands/version.py
+++ b/scrapy/commands/version.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from scrapy.commands import ScrapyCommand
 
 class Command(ScrapyCommand):
 
+    default_settings = {'LOG_ENABLED': False}
+
     def syntax(self):
         return "[-v]"