diff --git a/src/kernel/order.test.c b/src/kernel/order.test.c
index d0ba58619..b53fd9d05 100644
--- a/src/kernel/order.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/order.test.c
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ static void test_skip_token(CuTest *tc) {
 
 static void test_replace_order(CuTest *tc) {
     order *orders = 0, *orig, *repl;
-    struct locale * lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
+    struct locale * lang;
 
+    test_cleanup();
+    lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
     orig = create_order(K_MAKE, lang, 0);
     repl = create_order(K_ALLY, lang, 0);
     replace_order(&orders, orig, repl);
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ static void test_replace_order(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, orders);
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, orders->next);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, getkeyword(repl), getkeyword(orders));
+    test_cleanup();
 }
 
 CuSuite *get_order_suite(void)