diff --git a/src/testdir/test58.in b/src/testdir/test58.in
index 0575a44..9e14270 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test58.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test58.in
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 STARTTEST
 :so small.vim
 :"
-:" First generate a .spl file from a .dic and a .aff file.
+:" Don't want to depend on the locale from the environment
 :set enc=latin1
-:/^affstart1/+1,/affend1/-1w Xtest.aff
-:/^dicstart/+1,/dicend/-1w Xtest.dic
+:e!
+:" First generate a .spl file from a .dic and a .aff file.
+gg:/^affstart1/+1,/^affend1/-1w Xtest.aff
+gg:/^dicstart/+1,/^dicend/-1w Xtest.dic
 :mkspell Xtest Xtest
 :"
 :" use that spell file