diff --git a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
index f694fb4efc0..cf8df75eb36 100755
--- a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
+++ b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ case $# in
 esac
 
 set -e
-set -u
 set -x
 set -o pipefail