diff --git a/src/testdir/runtest.vim b/src/testdir/runtest.vim
index f431748..9985404 100644
--- a/src/testdir/runtest.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/runtest.vim
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 
 
 " Without the +eval feature we can't run these tests, bail out.
-so small.vim
+silent! while 0
+  qa!
+silent! endwhile
 
 " In the GUI we can always change the screen size.
 if has('gui_running')