diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index 12e65e5b8fe..514bbb7275a 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ def printlist(x, width=70, indent=4):
 _expectations = {
     'win32':
         """
+        test__locale
         test_al
         test_bsddb185
         test_bsddb3