diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
index 7193988dd..67f47fe85 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class CakeTimeTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Time->i18nFormat($time, '%c');
-		$expected = 'jue 14 ene 2010 13:59:28 ' . strftime('%Z', $time);
+		$expected = 'jue 14 ene 2010 13:59:28 ' . utf8_encode(strftime('%Z', $time));
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Time->i18nFormat($time, 'Time is %r, and date is %x');
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class CakeTimeTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Time->i18nFormat($time, '%c');
-		$expected = 'mié 13 ene 2010 13:59:28 ' . strftime('%Z', $time);
+		$expected = 'mié 13 ene 2010 13:59:28 ' . utf8_encode(strftime('%Z', $time));
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Time->i18nFormat($time, 'Time is %r, and date is %x');