diff --git a/t/t1200-tutorial.sh b/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
index 3264fefbad..5e29e13782 100755
--- a/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
+++ b/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ test_expect_success 'git resolve' '
 		-e "s/^Fast[- ]forward /FASTFORWARD /" >resolve.output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git resolve output' '
-	test_cmp resolve.expect resolve.output
+test_expect_success 'git resolve output' '
+	test_i18ncmp resolve.expect resolve.output
 '
 
 cat > show-branch2.expect << EOF
diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index 856e7da1f2..2d7d3115d5 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'touch and then add explicitly' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
+test_expect_success 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
 
 	(
 		echo "add '\''check'\''" &&
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
 	after=$(git ls-files -s check top) &&
 
 	test "$before" = "$after" &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 
 '