diff --git a/packages/default-reporter/src/index.ts b/packages/default-reporter/src/index.ts
index 39bf10aa293..acc5f900939 100644
--- a/packages/default-reporter/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/default-reporter/src/index.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ export function toOutput$ (
   const progressPushStream = new Rx.Subject<logs.ProgressLog>()
   const stagePushStream = new Rx.Subject<logs.StageLog>()
   const deprecationPushStream = new Rx.Subject<logs.DeprecationLog>()
+  if (opts.reportingOptions?.logLevel == 'error') {
+    // disable logging
+    // workaround for Rx.Subject.empty()
+    // https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/discussions/6916
+    deprecationPushStream.next = () => null
+  }
   const summaryPushStream = new Rx.Subject<logs.SummaryLog>()
   const lifecyclePushStream = new Rx.Subject<logs.LifecycleLog>()
   const statsPushStream = new Rx.Subject<logs.StatsLog>()