diff --git a/t/loc_tools.pl b/t/loc_tools.pl
index 94b56661b239..aee321ed7a6b 100644
--- a/t/loc_tools.pl
+++ b/t/loc_tools.pl
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ ($)
     my $locale = shift;
     print STDERR "# ", __FILE__, ": ", __LINE__, ": ", "is_locale_utf8: $locale\n" if $debug;
 
-    use locale;
     no warnings 'locale'; # We may be trying out a weird locale
+    use locale;
 
     print STDERR "# ", __FILE__, ": ", __LINE__, ": ", "is_locale_utf8: $locale\n" if $debug;
     my $save_locale = setlocale(&POSIX::LC_CTYPE());